While the war had already reached Frostvale, Ethan could no longer sit still, and the thought of staying away while everything unfolded made his chest feel heavy and restless.
He wanted to return immediately, and although he knew a quicker method existed, which involved putting one of his children in danger and teleporting, he also knew that doing so would mean leaving others behind, and that was not something he was willing to do.
After thinking it through carefully, he decided to go by himself, and with the help of the Elves guiding the route and hidden passages, he was confident that he could reach faster than usual while avoiding the main war zones.
But just as he was about to step out everything changed.
On what had started as a calm morning, with sunlight spreading across the peaks and the forest glowing faintly under it, a sharp alarm suddenly rang out across the entire Elven territory, and the peaceful atmosphere shattered instantly.
