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Chapter 31 : Hidden Clues

Author: Pixie Snow
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-20 20:36:54

The forest grew denser as the group pushed forward, the trees forming a thick canopy that blocked out much of the daylight. The air was cool and damp, the earthy scent of moss and decaying leaves heavy around them. Every step felt charged with anticipation as Lyra, Kane, and their small group of warriors followed the map’s path deeper into the uncharted wilderness.

Lyra glanced down at the parchment in her hand. The faded markings seemed clearer now, as though guiding her movements. She brushed her fingers over the inked symbols, trying to decipher their meaning.

“Do you think we’re close?” she asked, her voice breaking the silence.

Kane walked beside her, his sharp eyes scanning their surroundings. “Hard to say,” he replied. “The map is vague, but the way those rogues attacked us… they wouldn’t have been here unless there was something worth protecting.”

Lyra nodded, her mind racing with possibilities. What could her mother have hidden that was so important?

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