Chapter 46 Game Of Plans

• The night was dark, like a cloak of ink covering the sky, and the wind whispered through the leaves of the dense forest. The cold air seeped into the bones, but Ellie felt nothing but the pounding pulse of her own fear as she sat by the fire next to Zean. The flickering flames partially illuminated their faces, casting shadows on the uneven ground.
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• Ellie took a piece of bread, her stomach rumbling, but her thoughts were far away, lost in the chaos of what was about to unfold. The silence between them broke when she looked up, her eyes filled with uncertainty as she stared at Zean.