Chapitre 71: Chapter 71: The Weight of the Stone

The journey through the mountains was slow and perilous. Though the storm had passed, the thick snow made every step a challenge, and the bitter cold gnawed at the soldiers' bones. Draven led his forces with a quiet intensity, his gaze constantly scanning the cliffs and ridges for any sign of movement. The masked warriors had vanished after the battle, but he knew they wouldn't stay hidden for long. They would come for the stone. The fragment they had discovered in the cave pulsed with a dark energy that seemed to grow heavier with each passing hour, like a curse waiting to be unleashed.

Aria walked beside him, her twin blades sheathed but her hand never far from the hilt of her sword. "We're being watched," she muttered, her breath visible in the freezing air. "I can feel it."