Where the Shadow Falls and Starlight Blooms

Previously

…Sam nodded enthusiastically. "And we can all help write the story, if we listen and learn!" Leo looked around the glade, at the glowing flowers, the ancient trees, and the ethereal presence of the Guardian. He felt a shift within him, a dawning awareness. He hadn't needed to be the most knowledgeable or the most adventurous. He had needed to be Leo, the loyal friend, the brave heart. And that, he was beginning to understand, was a magic all its own. The glade seemed to shimmer, the sunlight intensifying, as if the forest itself was celebrating their reunion.