Zora’s POV
Another dream, I thought as I opened my eyes and found myself in a place with woods stretched before me, a dense thicket of ancient trees that seemed to whisper secrets to the wind. A palpable sense of unease clung to the air, the weight of the unknown hanging heavily over every step I took.
As I ventured deeper into the heart of the forest, my every sense was on high alert. The rustling leaves, the haunting calls of distant creatures, they all seemed to underscore the foreboding atmosphere that enveloped me. The gnarled branches overhead intertwined like skeletal fingers, casting eerie patterns on the ground, and I felt an irrational chill crawl down my spine.
A distant noise, faint but growing steadily louder, drew my attention. The sound of footfalls, of something moving w
