Shards of the Moon

l's

ad moved beyond reach because she ventured into the Forest of Echoes, which developed a region of terror that puts skilled warriors on edge. I carried out more ro

s going

ing that conversation. Rael. Not Ash. She held no comfort from me when nightmares invaded her dreams. She did not bond with the young boy who brought

e hadn't trie

t

dowed depths. Light shadows wandered through the tree lines as whispers sm

gift of her mother, the Spirit Queen. Kaela had thrown it at me when she fled, but

y memories. I saw flickers-Kaela dancing beneath moonlight, her fingers entwined with mine, a vision from a past life I shou

e last-unless I c

d her

es moved, although she didn't touch the surface. She displayed shoulder tremors while h

e the Mo

No fury. No tears. That empty

," I said. "Because I'm tired of b

u know what you've done. W

And I want

out to her. For a moment, her fingers tr

lready broken, Rael," s

id. "Solara. She's the one behind t

id what she aske

let me undo

eep in the woods, a horn blew-

Rael. Not as a prince. Not as a sold

l do,"

le. But she di

the fire of old wars and shattered truths. Ahead lay more danger

t time, we were

roken moon, trying to