Chapter 2256 Borrowed Years
- Emrys took a single steadying breath, then—as the Dragon-soul Herb slipped toward the veil of void—sprang forward. One leap carried him to the twentieth step of the Ascension Stairway.
- He crouched there, eyes locked on the murky gray flight above, poised like a hunter who knew the quarry must reappear.
- Time crawled. For the first time, he tasted what sages meant when they said one should cherish life.