NYX

Alright, today’s the day I go out and explore this world.

I haven’t seen Aidan again since the fight with Isabella.

Pretty clear that if it were up to him, I’d be locked up in some dungeon in his damn castle… let him try if he dares.

I glanced back at the windows of the sorceress’s room, but she was shielded by Theo’s magic until her sister, the healer, arrived.

That little wolf hadn’t come to see me either… maybe that was for the best.

“Just a few days,” I muttered, feeling torn.

The steady steps of my boots took me through the front gardens, down the stone path that twisted along the mountain and disappeared past the frozen walls.

I was heading northwest to a pack. Isabella told me someone would meet me there and guide me to the swamp.

No idea who she kept talking to, and I didn’t want to spy on her, especially when she was helping me.

I followed the route she gave me, planning to wander a bit through the beastmen’s continent.

I could’ve used my power to fly with the wind, but I