#Chapter 112: Salted Earth

Lyra POV

Even before I fully processed what I was seeing, an uneasy feeling settled in my chest. Beside me, Kaelen stood silent, either gauging my reaction or caught in disbelief himself.

The ground was ruined. Deep furrows crisscrossed the earth in jagged, uneven lines of soil and stone. Mixed throughout were patches of white.

I moved cautiously toward the fields, crouching to scoop up a handful