Location: Deep Primordial Forest — Two hours east of Thornhaven
Date/Time: 25 Ashwhisper, 9938AZI
Realm: Mid Realm
The path didn't exist.
That was the first thing Lyria noticed — Brannick led them through a forest that had no trail, no markers, no evidence that any living thing had walked this way in eight thousand years. He moved through the undergrowth with the sure-footed confidence of someone following a map written in his bones, stepping over roots and ducking under branches that seemed to close behind him like curtains drawn shut.
"Stay close," he said. Not a suggestion. "The wards start here."
