Selene's POV

The journey back to the capital felt longer than the journey there.

I traveled alone, the relic tucked safely in my pouch. Its warmth pulsed against my hip, a constant reminder of what I had found. But I could not shake the feeling that something was wrong. The Night Mother had let me go too easily. She had not tried to stop me. She had not tried to take the relic.

That worried me.

I thought about her words. I want to save you. I thought about the vision the fortress had shown me. The Night Mother and the Moon Goddess, standing together. Sisters. Two halves of one...