Lia

It was a lot of walking after we ran into that strange creature. More monsters showed up—shadowy, writhing things that didn’t move right—and the twins handled them like it was nothing. No hesitation. No fear. Just clean, easy power, like they’d been doing it their whole lives.

Was this entire trip just one big training montage for them?

I wasn’t sure. None of us were.

Maybe we were here to prepare for Solen. Maybe this was just the final obstacle course before the real nightmare began. Either way, it felt like we were background characters in whatever mission the twins were on. Not leaders. Not even equals. Just extras...