BETRAYAL HEARTS, RISING FLAMES

hidden-lingered in every corner. Alaric sat alone in a quiet room, the flickering candlelight casting shadows upon the worn pages

, opening it to find Elara standing there, her eyes reflecting the weight of secrets an

"There's something you need to know-s

ing hers. The distance between them, once vast and

served. "I've learned more about the herb's magic. It's not just a cure for illness; it'

s chest. "Then maybe this fight

restoration. About building a future

and dreams. The walls that had once kept them apart began

past and the promise of dawn. And in that quiet room, two hearts, b