C227 A KINGDOM THAT DOES NOT WELCOME THE WEAK

The darkness did not settle properly when the figure left.

It lingered.

The remained remained strangely calm, as if even the insects were scared to make noise. No wind disturbed the leaves. No owls called from the treetops. It was as though the land itself had been commanded to wait.

Damon ordered the village protected before anyone could begin asking questions that had no answers yet