C74 The Starlit Road

The path glowed beneath their feet.

Each step forward lit another spiral in the grass, faint and blue, fading behind them like breath. The trees watched—tall, silent, reverent. Their leaves shimmered faintly, reflecting constellations that had never before graced the night.

Elin walked just ahead of Ember, their fingers brushing the edge of the banner tied to her satchel