WHISPERS OF ETERNITY

e crying out in protest after the river's icy ordeal. The bank where they'd washed ashore was

dagger was already back at her side, gleaming in the dim lig

alive,"

t, and to his relief, the shard was intact. Its faint warmth against his skin wa

em?" he asked,

us time, but not much. They'll circle ba

his damp hair, shivering

. This forest isn't exactly welcoming to travelers. If we stay here too long,

asked, raisi

ds aren't just a name, you know. There are creatures out he

wed hard. "

wincing as his muscles protested. The ground was une

y are we goin

e Whispering Flame is as powerful as I think it is, ther

here's

ds carried a weight she didn

spires and ancient wisdom, nestled at the heart of the world. B

d. "That's... halfway

er tone clipped. "Which is

-

the forest in perpetual twilight, and every step was a gamble. Kael tripped o

you keep stumbling like that," s

rogue," Kael shot back, b

ead, she pulled out a small blade and began

?" Kael asked, curi

The Wyrmwoods have a way of... disorienting people. If w

the forest, but the idea of being t

y the occasional rustle of leaves or distant animal cry. Ka

ispered. "Do y

vering over the hilt of

we're n

yes narrowing. "Stay close," she sai

deepen, the air growing colder with every step. Then, out of the c

!" he

ond, a low growl rumb

-

It was massive, its body covered in scales that shimmered like molten steel. Its

Lyssa murmured,

deadly predators that stalked the Wyrmwoods, their hunger

e whispered, his v

ere locked on the wyrm, her han

yes fixed on Kael. The shard in his satchel b

said sharply,

heart hammering in his chest. The wyrm lunged, its massive c

light. She dodged the wyrm's swipe and struck at its side

ed, leaping out of the way as t

w, and he could feel its energy surging through him. Witho

s glowing eyes nar

?" Lyssa shouted, b

with his very soul. Kael didn't know what he was doing, but instinct guided him. He rai

g as the light engulfed it. Then, with a final, shuddering br

embling. The shard's glow

y, her dagger still at the

itted, his voice shaking

Kael and the shard. "Whatever that thing

ard. "Let's just hope it'

-

happened hung heavy in the air. Kael couldn't shake the image

her expression pensive. Fin

random kid with a shar

t I am. But if this shard chos

readable. "Let's hope you figur

termination. He didn't know what awaited them in Eryndor, but he was

a part