[Time left until the King's Games begin: 1 week, 6 days]
[17:59:58]
[17:59:59]
[18:00:00]
I stared at it for a moment longer than necessary.
Almost two full days had already slipped by.
The realization tightened something in my chest. Every hour I wasted was an hour I wouldn't get back once the games began. Whatever preparation I intended to make, whatever leverage I hoped to build, I needed to accelerate it now.
There was no room left for hesitation.
I exhaled slowly, then placed a firm grip on Gork's shoulder and activated [Leap].
The world folded and then released us in a rush of displaced air, and in the next instant, we were standing just outside the clan gate. The familiar walls loomed behind us, solid and reassuring, while the untamed stretch of land ahead felt suddenly vast and uncertain.
The journey had begun.
I turned slightly toward him. "So where to?"
