THE SHATTERED STAR

tep felt heavier than the last, weighed down by the knowledge that the Order was already hunting for them. The air seemed charged with an unseen presence, a tension that

protector now, though he rarely spoke of his own burdens. His only focus seemed to be on keeping

e farther they travelled, the more ancient ruins they passed, long-forgotten remnants of the world that had once been. Each stone

along a narrow path that wound through a dense grove of trees. T

e Shattered Star was divided into five pieces when it was broken. One is with us

, four more pieces of ancient power that could fall into the wrong hands. She had barely

t?" she asked, trying

north, hidden deep within the Wyrmwood Forest. The next piece of the Star is said to be within the ruins ben

t of entering an abandoned city, one with a dark history, sent a shiver down her spine

ill test you more than the first did. I don't know exactly how, but I can feel it. Wh

uiet intensity-that made her feel like she was carrying more than just the bu

down," she said,