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The scent of sage still hung in the air from the evening's earlier burning, threading through the warm glow of medieval candles perched on iron wall sconces. The large TV mounted on the stone wall pla

# The Lake Above the Mountains Astrid crouched near the edge of the mountain lake, her fingers working through the thick patches of cloudberries that grew along the mossy rocks. The mist hung low aro

Rain hammered the forest canopy like a war drum, each drop slicing through the dark leaves above. Oracle Archer pushed through the undergrowth, mud sucking at his boots, leather armor slick and heavy

The door clicked shut behind Geeia, and the sound seemed to swallow the rest of the world. The air hit her first—warm, thick with the herbal bite of burning sage, and something else underneath, someth