The Binding of Ages

Previously

…As they prepared to depart, a chill wind swept through the study, even though the windows were shut tight. The artifact flickered, its light dimming for a moment before flaring back to life, brighter than before. A faint whisper, like dry leaves skittering across stone, seemed to brush past Elara’s ear, carrying with it a chilling promise of pursuit. The Chronos Shadow was aware. The journey had already begun.