Truth ?

The warmth of the tea lingered in her chest, a gentle contrast to the chill of the cavern. Aeliana leaned back against the rough stone wall, letting the solid surface ground her. Her gaze drifted upward, through the gaps in the rocky ceiling, to the strange sky beyond.

The stars above were unfamiliar, their harsh, bluish light casting an otherworldly glow over the jagged landscape. No constellations she recognized, no comforting patterns from home. Just an expanse of alien lights that flickered ominously against the oppressive darkness.

'What kind of place is this?' she wondered, her thoughts circling back to the moment they had been unceremoniously thrown into this nightmarish world. The teleportation had been abrupt, a wrenching sensation that left her disoriented and breathless. There had been no warning, no preparation—one moment they were in the bustling corridors of the academy, and the next, they were here.