The Chronicle of the Obsidian Bloodline

Previously

…The sun, now higher in the sky, cast long, golden shafts of light through the trees, illuminating the ancient standing stone. It seemed to glow with a soft, inner light, a testament to the power that flowed through it, and through me. The path ahead was still uncertain, and I knew Thorne would return. But I also knew, with a deep and abiding certainty, that I was no longer alone in this fight. The land was my ally, and its strength was now my own.