Chapter One-Into the FrostLight The spiral of magic inside me didn’t fade. It settled. Warm and cool at once, like embers wrapped in morning frost. Not painful. Not overwhelming. Just… present. A quiet awareness blooming beneath my ribs. Pickles danced in a tight little circle at my feet, chirping triumphantly, as if this was exactly …

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Chapter One-Into the FrostLight The moment the veil closed behind us, the forest felt… different. Not harsher.Not dangerous.Just awake in a way it hadn’t been before. The air hummed, low and steady, like the faint tuning of an instrument warming up. The violet path under my feet brightened with each step, responding not just to …

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