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The next morning, we sat in a small café tucked away in one of the quieter streets of Ljubljana. The place had a warm, welcoming atmosphere, with the scent of freshly brewed coffee and baked pastries filling the air. Soft chatter from the other patrons created a comfortable hum around us as we settled into our seats.

I stirred my tea absently, still trying to shake off the lingering exhaustion from yesterday's journey. Teleporting in a speeding car? Definitely not an experience I wanted to relive anytime soon.

Austin, on the other hand, was already buzzing w

his voice.

rgy. He took a large bite of his croissant before leaning forward, lowering

"So," he said, glancing around before continuing. "Since we're already in Europe,

why don't we take the stone piece to the Umbral Society Headquarters?"

I froze.

Across from me, Isaiah and Elijah exchanged looks.

"The Umbral Society?" Alex asked, raising an eyebrow.

Austin nodded. "They know everything about supernatural artifacts, right? If anyone can tell us what this thing is, it's them."

swallowed.

"No," I said immediately.

Austin blinked. "What? Why not?"

I tightened my grip around my cup.

Because Eira's words echoed in my mind.

Do not trust anyone.

I took a slow breath. "Eira warned us against trusting anyone. We don't know who's working against us."

come on. The Society exists to protect us during

tone sharp, "our location was

information they shouldn't have had.

could be leading them straight to the lunar keystone" I

leaning back in his chair. "Fine. So

to figure

his knuckles. "Then we should get

toward the outskirts where the mountains loomed

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as we left the city behind. The scenery became more rugged, with dense forests. carpeting

Alex pointed out as we drove past a wooden sign

already

said. "We can

think we're just going to stumble

something else. We won't know until

car slowed as we pulled into a small town nestled at the base of the mountains. Shops and restaurants

rest of us

down the stone-paved streets until we found a

above the door jingled as we stepped inside. The place smelled of old leather and dust, filled with racks of second-hand clothes, stacks of

shopkeeper gave us a brief glance before returning to

need boots and clothes that don't

we just call Eira so she

from a shelf. "We need to

his breath but started rummaging through the

on a dark hoodie, while Elijah settled for

picked out a black turtleneck, a jacket, and cargo pants that

comfortable for moving around.

found the brightest

"Absolutely not," Elijah deadpanned.

come on. High-visibility orange is in style,

plain gray hoodie at