The preparations were swift but careful. Morgana, Kirin, and Lyana stood in the grand hall of Ardent Hold, gathering supplies for their journey. The map of the continent lay open on the table before them, old parchment marked with faded lines and scribbled notes from scholars long gone. Lyana traced a finger along the western edges, where the reports of the attacks had come from.
"The Old Kingdom's territory was vast, but most of the records point to this region," she said, pointing to a cluster of mountains beyond the Great Divide. "It's remote, almost impossible to reach without a guide. The city you saw in your vision could be hidden somewhere in these ranges."
Morgana studied the map. The western lands were wild and untamed, far from the protection of any kingdom's borders. If the Source was truly located there, they were heading into dangerous territory, not just from the shadows but from the natural world itself.
