The secret realm

3: The H

at was approaching them. She had never seen anything

ollected. He stood tall, his sword at the

e said, his voice stea

elt a sense of unease, a sense

ngspan stretching across the sky. Its eyes glowed with an othe

spoke, its voice like

id, its voice dripping with ma

, but Arin stood tall, hi

id, his voice calm. "We'

d them for a moment,

aid finally, "but only if

She didn't like riddles, and she w

his eyes gleaming

game," he said. "

d, its eyes glinti

t can be broken, but never held? W

cing. She didn't know the answer, and

t. He nodded, a small sm

is a promi

d them for a moment,

deed something that can be broken, but never held. A

her. She had been worried that they

ed, its eyes glea

it said. "Y

e was a hidden path behind it. The path was narro

his eyes fixe

. "We have a long j

sense of excitement and trepidation. She didn't know w

deeper into the unknown. Eira felt a sense of wonder was

ly energy. Eira could feel the magic emanating from the path,

, his eyes fixed on so

ira asked, foll

d, he drew his sword, his

pped a beat. Wha

it. A dark shape moving towards them, its presen

ash over her. What was this

the ready. "Don't worry, Eira,

elt a sense of unease, a sense

she had ever seen. It had wings, but they were not like the wings of a b

n otherworldly energy, and Eira f

she asked, her voice b

he charged forward, his swo

reature. She had never seen anyone fight like t

ira felt a sense of excit