Legacy of the Unawakened

r. The twisted trees thinned out, replaced by towering ancient pines that g

ed into the shadows again as silently as they'd appeared. Caelum crouc

are we?" S

. "The last uncorrupted forest. We'

is forehead. "So I'm really... a prince? Of a worl

ached into his cloak and pulled out a thin, glow

hook hi

e scattered when your parents were

"Wait-killed? M

ther, King Daeron, was betrayed by one of the Council-your bloodline was targeted. You were smuggled out,

ightened. "So t

their legacy lives in y

eel like a prince. He didn't e

ust ahead-a woman in a silver cloak, eyes glowin

od up fast

l and calm. Then her gaze landed on Scott. "So.

t. "Hi. I guess I'm... the

faintly. "More

t. "Your magic is untapped, raw. Dangerous. We need to

cott asked, h

andra replied. "It'll unlock everything that was sea

rp look. "Are you

"The longer he stays unawakened, the more they'll

wed. "Okay.

, where runes pulsed beneath moss and earth. She han

e gate," she said. "

ade across his palm. His blood hit the cente

he didn't recognize. A woman singing by a fire. A

echoed i

rince returns. The bala

e was still in the circl

was E

she?" Sc

. "This isn't right-s

was t

ed in the f

aked in shadow, a mask of bone over its

, Prince of Ash," the figure s

up. "Who-wh

ng of your end,"

an to rot whe

urned, his pal

hispered.

it *listened*. It surged through him, wrapping his

mpossible. You haven'

emory," Scott said. "I

, and the blast that erupt

gure screamed

gain, chest heavi

"You just fought a s

zed. "I need answer

d the Seer. She'll tell you what t

steady. "Good. Because I

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