Chapter 14: The Truth and the Trial

The aftermath of the moonlit battle was a hollow victory. Thorne was gone, but the threat he represented had only grown larger, more sinister. The dark energy from his amulet left a lingering chill in the air, a taste of the corruption we were truly facing. We retreated to the Seer’s sanctuary, a hidden enclave nestled deep within the Spine of the World. The ancient woman took one look at our exhausted, bloodied group and the corrupted ore, and her face grew grave. “The time for secrecy...