The obsidian lineage

Previously

…But in its place, a new resolve was hardening within her. She would not be a pawn. She would not be a weapon. She would find her own path, even if it meant walking through the darkness with a man whose motives she barely understood. The Obsidian lineage was a curse, yes, but it was also her inheritance. And she would face it, on her own terms. The journey ahead was fraught with peril, but for the first time since fleeing her secluded life, Elara felt a flicker of control, a nascent sense of agency. The Serpent’s Eye was still out there, a constant threat, but now, she had an unlikely ally, and a burning desire to forge her own destiny, no matter the cost.