Chapter 207 AURORA The meadow is alive , and it can feel my presence through the air thick and electric .

My limbs shook but I forced myself to remain firm .

I look right into his eyes .

He slowly inches closer as he speaks , You shouldnt have come here , this was not for finding .

I breathe steadily , the tips of my fingers grazing against the cracked pendant on my chest .

I did not come here accidentally , I say , firm words that oppose the trembling .

He cocks his head to one side , a gleam seeming to pass over his green , shining eyes as he looks at me inquiringly , an analyst might .

The place around us suddenly starts to change ; the roots of the trees begin to hum with faint , quick pulsars , almost in rhythm .

with some heartbeat .

Truth is a dangerous thing , Luna , it says in a low rumbling .

voice .

Once seen , it cannot be unseen .

Who are you ? I ask , my pulse racing .

I am Lirien , it says after a long pause .

The Keeper of the Chapter 207 Grove .

A guardian bound to this place since Kaels betrayal .

2/6 The name sends a shiver down my spine .

Betrayal ? I echo , my voice barely above a whisper .

Lirien nods , his form rippling like smoke caught in the wind .

Kaels greed corrupted the roots of this grove .

His pact with the Moon Goddess was meant to preserve balance , to protect the pack .

But he broke that pact , and in so doing , he cursed this place and everything tied to it .

I swallow hard , the weight of Liriens words settling .

… its the reason the pack suffered ? Why there was so much loss and pain

has echoed throughout generations , tainting tragedies and giving

tied into the lifeblood of the pack ,

eating

tell me how to fix it , I

? Liriens eyes flash , its voice heavier with meaning

inscription on the tree holds

veins stretched along the ground , and my eyes catch an inscription on

I ask although I know it

, Lirien says in a

, there needs to be one of free will who

the balance be

it presses down upon me , the feeling like something

life ? I whisper , my head shaking in

, another thing we

way , Lirien

the grove runs deep , its roots tainted by

act of selflessness can

I take a step back

me

might work ? Liriens form flickers

is not a demand ,

is a choice

you

to the pendant on my chest , its faint

I dont do this ? If I just leave the grove as is ? The corruption will spread , Lirien says , his voice

time , the grove will Chapter 207

balance between the mortal and divine realms will break

, the only sound

I can answer , the earth around me begins to

my footing as the roots twist and writhe

going on ? I yell , panic clawing at

sensed your presence , Lirien says , its voice keen with

not let you leave without a

the earth , their undulations wild and predatory as they slither towards

light dancing within it like

, Luna ! Lirien shouts ; its voice rings out across the

you ! The tendrils lash about , one flicking along my arm

deadening

the roots below my

5/6 Lirien gets between me and the tendrils , his body inflating to a towering mass of shadow and

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