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Sreda · 12/15/2025, 3:25 AM

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Their travels had been swift and easy. It was as if they were drawn forward by some magical string — Sreda felt it. And from the steadfast way that Wardruna moved, Sreda could only surmise that her counterpart felt it, too.

The tree.

Sreda had seen premonitions. Her siblings, in fact, had been some of the first to have been ... born? Created? Of it. Sreda had, of course, known that her parents had used the magic for thesemves ... but she had not seen it with her own eyes ... not until ... now.

The warmer air of the South had greeted them upon their exit from the tunnel. It was a reprieve from the bitter chill of the mountains of Northfall, but it was hazy and muggy and heavy. The air was potent, as if spirits lingered just behind the veil to greet the two women who entered the sacred terrain. The sun was setting, too, drenching the atmosphere in the fire-fueled colors of orange and red.

It's ... quite impressive, Sreda would concur, amethyst eyes turning toward Wardruna with a flicker. And side by side, they would move forward, passing the threshold. Together.

The air felt even heavier, somehow.
With purpose.

The bough above them was, somehow, an interwoven collection of skeletons. Sreda's gaze would lift, admiring the way the roots mingled with the bones. And beneath the strange branches was a small, dark hollow ... and it called to them. It pulled the pair ever-nearer. And Wardruna moved without fear, leading Sreda even further through the maze of ivy and undergrowth and magic.

Without thinking, Sreda would find herself hovering against Wardruna's side. Warmth lingered in the space between their skin, and yet Sreda was still looking up. The tunnel at the end of the light ...

Sreda felt sure.

Did Wardruna, too?

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