His expression immediately darkened, “Yeah, about that…..”
I raised a brow. “What?”
Austin shifted uncomfortably, and Alex smirked, “My dear twin, le drawled, “is afraid of heights.”
“Shut up, Alex!“, Wustin shot his brother a glare.
My eyes widened in surprise. “Seriously? You’re afraid of heightsTM
Austin crossed his amis. “It’s not fear. It’s just… strong dislike,”
Alex snorted. “Right. That’s why you always refuse to help hand the Christmas lights back home. Or how you refuse to gi on any of the rides at the fair since we were young
I chuckled. “Wow. The great Austin, scared of heights.”
“Dislikes heights,” he corrected grumpily.
I couldn’t help but laugh, despite everything. “Fine, I’ll do it.”
Austin groaned. “Stormi-”
But I was already climbing.
Isaiah smirked, “Don’t worry, I’ll go with her.”
I rolled my eyes but continued climbing anyway. The rough bark scratched my palms as I hoisted myself up, moving quickly from branch to branch. I could hear Austin grumbling below, and it only made me grin.
Try not to fall,” Isaiah teased as he followed behind me.
“Try to keep up,” I shot back,
The e higher I climbed, the clearer my view became. Soon, I reached a high branch sturdy enough to hold my weight,
Isaiah was right behind me. “Didn’t know you were this fearless.”
I rolled my eyes, steadying myself. “You’ve seen me fight a high of the ch
He chuckled. “Still Impressive.”
I smiled despite myself, then turned my attention to the map.
The moment I unfolded it, something incredible happened.
children of eclipse, Isaiah.”
The blank parchment shimmered, and suddenly, glowing lines began appearing, like ink being drawn by an unseen hand. The castle, which had not been there before, suddenly materialized on the map in clear detail. The surrounding areas pulsed with faint lights- different groups scattered throughout the Uncharted Realm.
Even us
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By spine. There was
fsalah leaned in, his rims widening. “trilike
enes near the mountains that sent a from where they were,
chuet doen
wing lines. “And look at this. I pointed at the bright marked red X.My pose quicked
“It ( had to guess,” I said, “that’s where the keystone lu”
died it carefully. “And those markings near
Witches. A group of them, probably from the Children of the
Eclipse. They’re still kocking for it‘
That meant we weren’t the only ones who knew about
I tucked the map p away and began climbing down. “We need to move. Now”
When we reached the ground, I unfolded the map again to show the twins. Austin, still a ittle pale from watching m climb, shot me an annoyed look. “You could have just let haish do it”
gringed. “Where’s the fun in that?”
Alex took the map and examined it. “This thing is crazy. It even shows the witches moving around.”
“So,” Isaiah said, crossing his arms, “what’s the plan?”
1 exhaled slowly, my mind racing it was getting dark wi are not farmiliar with this forest so it would be best to move during the day.
There was no room for hesitation anymore.
“Well,” I said, pointing to the X on the map, “X marks the spot.”
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