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ned upward in alarm. I followed their gaze. There, standing on the very edge of the cliff, was Seraphina. She was wearing a flimsy whi

gan. "Sister, you've returned!" she cried, her voice carrying on the wind, laced with a convincin

flourish, she threw h

who had just arrived, screamed her name. Kaelen let ou

d that no one had ever found the bottom. A fall from that height would be a shock, but

edies already in hand, were right behind them. Within minutes, they had pulled a sputtering, shivering Seraphina from the water and wrapped her

en ghost in the midst of their chaos. With a sigh that felt like it came from t

low. Kaelen had promised me a night at Moonstone Lake. He had promised me a moment

f disappointment. There was just... a quiet emptiness. A calm acceptance

y down on the straw mattress. I fell asleep

nt countdown contin

the healing ward, doted on by my parents and visited constantly by a guilt-ridden Kaelen. My own existence seemed to have been completely forgotte

days

ouncement Stone. A new decree had been magically etched onto its surface, the glowing runes

sage wa

aelen has announced a symbolic bonding ceremony with Lady Seraphina, to t

marking, but was a public declaration of commitment nonetheless. He was

ddenly filled with a roaring, icy wind. This was a betr

l in the coffin of a lov