The Elven Crown
Autor: Faelarion Moonwhisper
Número de Páginas: 47The ancient crown of Aethermoor had not seen the light of day for three centuries, hidden away in the deepest vaults beneath the fallen capital of Silvenhall. Yet on this particular morning, as the first rays of dawn pierced through the canopy of the Whispering Woods, young Lyralei Starweaver felt an inexplicable pull toward the ruins that had haunted her dreams since childhood. At seventeen, she possessed the ethereal beauty common to her elven heritage, with silver hair that caught moonlight like spun starthread and eyes the color of deep forest emeralds. But unlike the other elves of her village, Lyralei bore a peculiar birthmark upon her left shoulder—a perfect replica of an ancient crown, complete with intricate details that seemed to shift and shimmer when observed closely. "You cannot mean to venture there alone," protested Theron Brightblade, her childhood companion and the village's most promising young warrior. His golden hair gleamed in the morning light as he adjusted the sacred sword at his hip, a blade that had been blessed by the last High Priest of their order before the Great Sundering. Lyralei paused at the edge of the village, her pack secured firmly across...