Chapter 16 The Guardian Of Fire

• The calm after the storm was unsettling. The once howling winds had died to a whisper, and the sky, still darkened by storm clouds, was beginning to show the faintest signs of dawn breaking over the horizon. The four of them stood in the aftermath, their bodies aching from the storm’s relentless assault, but their spirits bolstered by the knowledge that they had won the wind’s favor.
• Lyra turned to Kylan, Kellan, and Ryan, each of them catching their breath, their faces marked with exhaustion but also a newfound sense of unity.
• “We did it,” Ryan said, his voice filled with a shaky mixture of relief and disbelief. “We survived.”