Chapter 121

*Elora*

There was a time when I used to run to escape the world.

Now I run to remember I’m still part of it.

The wind scratched at my face as I climbed the jagged slope behind the hollow ridge. Loose gravel shifted beneath my boots, and the burn in my thighs reminded me I wasn’t invincible anymore. The flame wasn’t gone, but it no longer carried me effortlessly the way it once did. Since closing t