Moonshine & Moonbeams

Previously

…Lara followed, her heart pounding a rhythm of fear and a strange, burgeoning resolve. The path to acceptance, she realized, was paved with more than just control; it was forged in the crucible of shared danger, in the willingness to stand against the encroaching night, even when her own magic felt like a wild beast straining at its leash. The woods were awake, and they were hungry, but for the first time, Lara felt a flicker of hope that she might be the one to sate their hunger, not with destruction, but with something fierce and protective, something entirely her own.