I was reborn

Previously

…Lyra’s eyes narrowed, her gaze fixed on the window. “It seems our conversation has attracted attention.” Kael’s hand instinctively went to the small, smooth stone he now kept in his pouch, a conduit for his burgeoning magical energy. The carefree days of simply exploring this new world were over. The specter of Lord Valerius, a name spoken with such dread, had finally cast its long, chilling shadow over his path, and Kael knew, with a dawning, terrifying clarity, that his adventure had just taken a far more perilous turn. The fight for survival, and perhaps for the very soul of this world, had begun.