The Shifting Grove Chronicles
Book 1: Call of the Wildborn
Chapter 30: The Shifting Hollow
The Hollow awaited.
At dawn, they left Thornmere behind. Mist clung low over the trail, curling around their boots like reaching fingers. The forest that flanked the path was quieter than any Kyrielle had known - no birdsong, no wind, just the weight of ancient, watching things. Somewhere beyond the veil ...