The days passed quietly after their victory, with a sense of fragile peace settling over the camp. The Luminal Heart continued to glow in the center of their defenses, a beacon of hope and unity. Though the shadows had receded, a lingering sense of unease clung to the air, as if the Eternal Shadow's presence had left a scar on the land itself.
Kael, Morgana, Darien, and Liora felt it too. Despite their efforts to bolster the camp's morale, whispers began to spread—faint murmurs among the warriors and mages that the darkness might return stronger, that the Eternal Shadow was merely waiting for their defenses to weaken. Kael knew he had to act quickly to counter these fears, or the seeds of doubt would take root.
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