Annalise's heart raced as she opened her eyes after hours of constant elemental magic cultivation and found four of the treasures glowing brightly in her golden power along with the branch from the Tree of Elements.
A smile of pure satisfaction bloomed on her lips as gathered the glowing artifacts and prepared to leave the enchanting place. However, her smile of satisfaction faded quickly when she realized that more time had passed than she thought. With a sense of urgency, she rose to her feet, determined to find Esmeray.
But her poor luck had other plans. As she attempted to leave the garden, an inexplicable force pulled her toward the ruins of the Seelie Palace, the very place she had been trying to avoid all this time. She resisted at first, struggling against the growing tug, but it only intensified with each passing second.
