Location: Forest → Tardide Village
Time: Day 512 | Telia: Day 3
Realm: Telia (Feudal World)
The sun hung low in the sky, painting everything in shades of amber and blood.
Jayde walked the forest path toward Tardide, each step deliberate, measured, carrying the weight of more than just physical exhaustion. The wooden pole dug into her left shoulder, the Alpha's massive head swaying with each movement, still dripping blood that left a trail of dark spots on the dusty road behind her.
Her body ached. Everywhere. The dragon scales had faded hours ago, leaving behind bruised ribs where the Alpha's charge had connected, shallow claw marks across her legs that burned with every step, and a bone-deep weariness that came from fighting ten direwolves in the span of a few brutal hours.
Physical assessment: Multiple contusions. Minor lacerations. Qi reserves at 40%. Fatigue accumulation: Significant. Recommend rest.
(Can't rest yet. Have to finish this. Have to keep the promise.)
