The Shattered Starfall

Previously

…As Lyra turned to leave, she cast one last glance at the family. The man was now slumped against the overturned cart, his head in his hands. The woman’s weeping had subsided into a low, guttural moan. The boy remained as he was, a silent testament to the profound despair that had settled over them. Lyra’s heart ached with a fierce, protective anger. She would not let this happen to her village. She would not let this darkness win. The quest for the Sunstone was no longer just a desperate hope; it was a desperate necessity.