Chapter 284 Shadows Across Elandor

• The desert winds howled as the group made their way through the winding paths of the Sunlit Wastes, their journey toward the Heartstone now feeling both urgent and inevitable. Ariella felt a growing sense of unease—though the power of the shard surged through her veins, the closer they got to their goal, the more her doubts took root. She could not ignore the pull of the Heartstone’s magic, nor the ever-looming threat of Queen Isolde.
• But their journey was not just about the Heartstone or the Queen—it was about the alliances they would forge, and the people they would meet along the way. In these treacherous lands, where trust was scarce and betrayal lingered in every shadow, they would need allies more than ever.
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