Chapter 71 Beneath The Starlight

The cold silence of the Ghostwood Forest wrapped around Kaela like a second skin, seeping through the cracks in her armor. The damp air carried no breeze, only the soft creak of shifting trees and the occasional rustle of nocturnal life stirring in the underbrush. She sat at the edge of the moss-coated clearing, her legs drawn close to her chest, staring up at the scattered stars between the skeletal branches. It should’ve been peaceful. But her mind was a battlefield of regrets.