Chapter 75

Cora hugged her knees, staring at the pitch-black cave entrance.

The shadows of her past came back to haunt her.

The most vivid memory was Zarek, transformed into a black Serpentfolk, standing firm at the entrance to protect her, holding his ground even as three rogue beastfolks tore into him.

She had been powerless and desperate, hiding inside the cave, forced to listen to the sickening sound of