141. Expressions

ASHER'S POV.

I stood in front of the large structure, my mind racing as I tried to come up with a plan. Raya stood beside me, her arms crossed over her chest as she surveyed the structure.

"We've tried everything," I said, frustration lacing my voice. "We've tried brute force, we've tried magic, but nothing seems to work."

Raya nodded, her expression serious. "Maybe we're not supposed to get inside," she said. "Maybe this is a sign that we need to focus on other things."

I shook my head. "No, I can feel it. There's something important inside, something we need to find."

As we stood there, trying to figure out our next move, a group of guards approached us. "Alpha, what can we do to help?" one of them asked.

I looked at them, then back at the structure. "We need to get inside," I said. "And we can't do it alone."

The guards nodded, and together we began to try to force the structure open. We tried pushing, pulling, and prying, but nothing seemed to work. We even tried using magic, but