Light Renewed

For many days now the small band climbs grimly onward, seeking a haven for innocents fleeing cruelty that eats the land. Twisted beasts hunt them still, though allies beat them back again and again. All know a true home remains distant, its location is hidden in destiny’s weave. But step follows step; as long as hearts keep beating, evil cannot win.

The road meanders weary through ashen woods where shadows crawl shapeless and ravening. Claw marks scar bark beneath empty branches that weave spiderwebs grim. Dark things watch hungrily from beneath every rock and root encircling rare clearings where the friends collapse exhausted by each dawnbreak. Dreams walk restless through fitful rest seeking hope amidst despair.