The Veil of Elaria

n every direction. Mist clung to the ground, swirling around his boots like ghostly ten

ground. The old healer seemed unperturbed by the alien landscape,

"The shadows here are alive.

Haldwyn had given him before they entered. The weapon felt pitiful

scuring their path. Shapes flickered at the edge of Kaelen's vision-dar

whispered, "what

souls trapped between worlds. They mea

he meant. He wasn't s

with intricate carvings that seemed to writhe and shift under Kaelen's gaze. Sta

n murmured. "Speak only whe

Kaelen felt a chill run down his spine. Though it

oed, deep and resonant. "Why do you

to the Soulbound Glade. The boy's sister h

veil? Foolish mortals. The cost of such a transgre

owed hard. "

er, more imposing. "To pass, one must offer a m

d solemnly. "It is the way of this r

ies, each one precious in its own way. Finally, he

lt a strange pull, as if something deep within him was bei