Chapter 114: When Someone Finally Hears Him

It happened by accident.

Leo wasn’t supposed to be beyond the eastern treeline. Kael had said so clearly that morning, voice firm but kind, the way adults spoke when they were scared but didn’t want children to know. The patrols had doubled again. Too many whispers. Too many strangers passing near Nightshade’s borders under the excuse of prayer or trade.

Leo understood rules.

But rules didn’t stop the feeling.

That pull.

That soft tug ...