ne. She turned to Aldric, her golden eyes filled with the weight of centuries. "I was cursed be

stone. Fire erupted around her, not in destruction, but in radiant warmth. Her body shimmered, the

eld him back. Seraphis met his gaze one last time, her voice

tood, a woman knelt. Her dark hair cascaded like silk over her shoulders, and her gold

fore her, reaching out with

e warmth of life in he