Chapter 31 - Chapter 31

The group returned to the capital 'peacefully,' a term that felt almost laughable given the trials they had just faced. The beasts they encountered were no longer as troublesome as before, they had grown stronger, sharper, and more attuned to their surroundings. Even the mist that had once caused them great distress was now easier to navigate. They knew what waited within its clutches, but that foreknowledge did little to ease the heavy tension in their chests as they traversed it. The heart, after all, was not so easily trained to ignore danger.