Beyond the Veiled Stars

Previously

…She knew, with a certainty that settled deep in her bones, that her journey was far from over. The forbidden tomes held answers, yes, but they also held dangers, and the confrontation with Seraphina had only underscored the precariousness of her position. She was no longer just a curious student; she was a trespasser in a house of shadows, and the whispers, she suspected, were only the beginning. The true darkness, she sensed, lay waiting, just beyond the veil of the known.