The branches slapped against his face, scratching his skin, but Kael didn't slow down. Three days had passed since he'd left Exelia behind. Three days running restlessly, sleeping little, eating whatever he could find along the way. Three days with his mind focused on one thing: finding Irelia, Amelia, and Sylphie again.
His heart pounded like a drum in his chest, and each step echoed in the dense silence of the forest. The moonlight barely penetrated the intertwined canopies, transforming the world into a maze of shadows. But Kael knew the terrain, or at least pretended to. His body, though exhausted, moved on pure instinct, dodging roots, leaping over rocks, piercing the darkness like a living arrow.
"Three days… I hope you're all well."
