Echoes of Betrayal

The descent into the Scarlet Maw subterranean hold offered a suffocating embrace of stale rot and oxidized iron.

Alpha Kaelen navigated the slick stone steps with a heavy, deliberate tread. He had actively steered clear of this underground level for the past few days, dodging the grim reality waiting at the bottom.

But the time for avoidance was over. Certain truths demanded to be unearthed.