Chapter 354 Shadows Of Ardane

• The Spiritwood released them just as dawn’s first light broke over the horizon, its dense canopy giving way to rolling hills cloaked in morning mist. Fenric paused at the edge of the forest, his dogs circling restlessly as though sensing something unseen.
• “Beyond this ridge lies the outer perimeter of Ardane’s territory,” he said, his voice subdued. “This is as far as I go.”
• Kaelen narrowed his eyes. “You led us this far, and now you leave us to face whatever lies ahead?”