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 .

pack suffered ? Why there was so much loss and pain ? Yes

tainting tragedies and giving birth

power of the grove is tied into the lifeblood of the

eating away some of

how to fix it , I insist

break the curse ? Liriens eyes flash , its voice

inscription on the tree holds your answer

along the ground , and my eyes catch an inscription on the trunk : Chapter 207 To restore what was lost , one

ask although I know it deep

, Lirien says in

grove to heal , for the curse to be lifted , there needs to be one of free will who must give

the balance be

feels like it presses down upon me , the feeling like something hangs heavy

life ? I whisper , my

to be another way , another thing we could do

way , Lirien

corruption of the grove runs deep , its

of selflessness

chest tightens as I take a step back

asking me to give

might work ? Liriens form flickers ,

a

is a choice

only you can

pendant on my chest , its

just leave the grove as is ? The corruption will spread ,

, and in time , the grove will

the mortal and divine realms will

silence falls between us , the only sound the soft hum of the roots of

can answer , the earth around me begins to shudder and

as the roots twist and

I yell , panic clawing at my

sensed your presence , Lirien says

let you

earth , their undulations wild

flare , the light dancing within it like a

, Luna ! Lirien shouts ; its voice rings out

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

, deadening

the roots below my feet suddenly twist treacherously

his body inflating to

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