Kael froze as soon as the words left his mouth.
Keira turned to him sharply, her brow furrowed. "What do you mean, 'not in this world'?"
Kael cursed silently, trying to keep his expression neutral. "I mean..." he hesitated, searching for an explanation, "it feels... alien, doesn't it? Unlike anything in Ardania."
Keira studied him for a moment, her piercing gaze making his heart pound. She seemed to sense there was more to his statement but chose not to press further, her attention drawn back to the ruin towering before them—a sleek, metallic structure bathed in a faint, otherworldly glow.
"This place..." Keira's voice trembled, her fingers tightening around her Veilbreaker Staff. "It doesn't belong to this world."
Kael nodded, grateful for the shift in focus. "It does. And it's unlike anything we've ever known."
