Where Shadows Meet Starlight

Previously

…“We go to the peak,” she said. “And we stop her before the new moon rises.” Kael lifted Thorne again. His eyes met hers, and for a moment, the fear in them was quieter. “What did you forget, Elara? The map? Something else?” She didn't answer. Because the truth was, she still didn't know. But the hole in her mind had stopped aching. And the box inside her chest, where she kept her fear locked tight, was beginning to crack. They walked toward the mountain. The Veilwood watched in silence. And behind them, in the broken pieces of the mirror, a single shard still glowed—reflecting not the sky, but a face Elara didn't recognize. Her own.