I stepped closer, feeling the cold, rough texture of the rock beneath my fingertips. The crescent was indeed there, faint, carved with a precision that spoke of careful, deliberate intent. Yet even as I traced it, a shiver of uncertainty passed through me. Treasures such as these are never given fr…
I stepped closer, feeling the cold, rough texture of the rock beneath my fingertips. The crescent was indeed there, faint, carved with a precision that spoke of careful, deliberate intent. Yet even as I traced it, a shiver of uncertainty passed through me. Treasures such as these are never given freely; they demand ingenuity, courage, and sometimes a price beyond reckoning.