Chapter 210 AURORA A monster steps out from behind the trees , green fire ablaze in his eyes .

Your choice , it said , Comes at a greater cost than you know .

It then vanished , the trees heartbeat is synchronized with my own and the light which spills out of it pours across the clearing , casting long , wavy shadows against the twisting roots that moved like snake around its base .

The pulse of its life is weirdly soothing , and yet the air is stretched tight over the threat of a storm .

I take one step closer and the pendant around my chest stirs weakly .

The nearer I am , the heavier my limbs ; its as if the grove weighed me down .

Everything here was so scary , my heart kept beating fast .

Behind me , Dane shifts noiselessly .

The sound is soothing , reassuring .

His hand brushes closely enough past mine the slightest flash of comfort .

Then what I saw was a sight to behold .

Chapter 210 Beautiful .

2/7 The light of the heart is hypnotic , an ethereal glow seeming to carry with it the weight of eternity .

Yet while looking at it , I feel something deeper , a pull , a connection .

Its energy calls to me , not just offering answers but something more .

Power .

The pendant on my chest hums gently , its cracked surface reflecting the glow of the heart .

For one instant , the two lights have combined , and a vision sweeps over me .

I see the grove restored : its roots vital , its silver trees humming with life as their glowing fruit is untainted by corruption .

The pack is thriving , with laughter and unity , their voices carrying across the forest .

Then the vision darkens .

I see myself , or what remains of me , tied with the roots of the tree .

My essence is absorbed , feeding the groves renewal .

Im gone , a shadow in its legacy , my name whispered only in passing .

The vision fades , leaving me trembling .

Chapter 210 317 Aurora ? Danes voice pulls me back .

Hes standing close now , his brow furrowed with concern .

? I hesitated

if I restore the grove

will

cost ? he asks ,

I say simply

tightens , his expression shifting from concern to something

me , his body a barrier between me

it ,

Dane .

interrupts , his voice unyielding ,

, shaking my head

You cant .

accept someone of

dont care what it wants , he

done enough , Aurora

More than enough .

say a word , Lirien appears , its dark form

bound to Kael , it says , the sound of its voice even , but weighted

heir may heal

hers

shoots Lirien is

bloodline

binds her to this place , Lirien returns unruffled

her burden to bear

and lay my hand on Danes

, softly , but

, its not , he says , his

fair ,

so much

the sting of unshed

fair

about right

pulsates once more , a little stronger now

and urgent , calling me

voices , ancestors speaking words to guide and

is

little

engulfs me in a cocoon of pure

a weird motion as my fingers make

, the mist hides no longer a figure standing at the

my breath

closer , features

midnight sky , his golden eyes afire with a

Kael .

form radiates power , so commanding , yet so sorrowful

meet mine , and for that one moment in time , it ceases to move within the

have to do this , child , he says in that deep

me finish what I

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