Chapter 140

*Elora*

The first time it happened, I was alone.

I had wandered to the northern edge of the camp, following the soft pulse that now lived just beneath my skin. It wasn’t the same thrum of power I’d felt when the flame first woke inside me. No—this was subtler. More ancient. Like something long-forgotten stirring beneath the weight of centuries.

But that didn’t mean it was safe.

I’d knelt beside th