Chapter 13: “Hmm. Is he dead?”

Chapter 13: “Hmm. Is he dead?”

It had been nearly a full day since Soren disappeared, and the first pale light of morning was finally bleeding through the icy horizon. The knights who had spent the night scouring the wilderness for him were worn thin with faces numbed by the biting cold, breaths coming out in shaky puffs.

They were trained swordsmen, hardened by countless drills and battles, but even their discipline couldn’t shield them from the cruelty of nature. The blizzard may have died down, yet the lingering frost still gnawed at their bones and stiffened their limbs.

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