Chapter 11 The Awakening

The storm’s fury had quieted somewhat as the night settled over the snow-covered mountains, but the silence that followed was no comfort. The winds now seemed to whisper secrets through the jagged peaks, as if the mountains themselves were trying to communicate something lost to time. Ariella’s breath formed clouds of vapor in the air, her mind racing with what had just happened. She had wielded power that terrified her, yet felt strangely natural, as if it had been buried within her all along. The frost giant had been nothing compared to the force she had summoned. What did this mean for her? And for Kael? They had only just begun to uncover the truth, and already the world seemed to be shifting beneath their feet.