Lila’s P.O.V. As I sat by the lake, my mind drifted back to the morning’s hike with Eluna. The memory brought a sense of calm, a soothing balm to the storm of thoughts I’d been wrestling with lately. The sun had barely risen when we had set out, the air still cool with the lingering touch of dawn. Eluna had suggested the trail, promising that it was one of the most beautiful ones in the area, and I had eagerly agreed since I knew absolutely nothing in the area. The trail wound through dense woods, the trees towering above us like silent guardians. Sunlight filtered through the canopy, casting dappled shadows on the forest floor, and the air was filled with the earthy scent of pine and moss. I had felt a deep sense of peace as we walked, the quiet broken only by the occasional rustle of l