The Northern Veil stretched endlessly, a labyrinth of ancient trees and tangled roots, where shadows twisted like serpents in the dawn's faint light. Mist clung stubbornly to the forest floor, curling around moss-covered stones, tendrils of fog crawling over the remnants of charred structures from battles past. Selara moved cautiously, every step measured, muscles coiled with anticipation. Her silver veins traced like delicate lightning across her arms and neck, faint glimmers of energy signaling the Nightborne awakening deeper within her. Each pulse resonated with the rhythm of the forest, syncing with the hidden life around her, from the smallest insects crawling on bark to the wolves lurking in the underbrush, eyes glinting with predatory intelligence.
