The mountain air bites, smelling of ozone and crushed shale. Above, the stars are obscured by swirling, unnatural clouds—the lingering wake of Lucius's escape. Haldor collapses onto the frost-dusted rock, his breathing ragged and shallow.
Lucius
My eyes... they have never witnessed such darkness turned to structure. You are a dangerous anomaly, boy.
Lucius
He is right. My magic screams against the natural order, and the village elders will hear the echo of this tremor for leagues. Staying here is suicide.
Lucius
Keep your breath, old man. We cannot linger. The village trackers will be hunting for the source of that shockwave before dawn.
Lucius gestures toward the descending slope, where the dense, fog-choked canopy of the Blackwood Forest begins. It is a treacherous descent, but the shadows between the trees offer the only chance to mask their trail.
Lucius
Move. If you want to survive, you follow my lead into the timber.
+ Story Quest Added
Reach the Blackwood Forest