(Chapter 70:Mira's Pov)
The flickering candlelight cast long shadows across the walls as we sat around the grand wooden table in Lorenzo's safe house. The room carried an air of solemnity, the weight of what we had just endured pressing heavily upon us. Outside, the storm had passed, but the tension inside was thick—our battle was far from over.
Caelyn was the first to speak. His voice was low, urgent. "We need to move quickly. They know where we were, which means they will not stop hunting us. This war is escalating, and we have to anticipate their next move before they make it."
A pulse of magic shimmered over the surface of the table as he finished speaking. The air in the room shifted as Lorenzo moved his hand, and with a flick of his wrist, a map unfolded itself before us. Not made of parchment, but of glowing, intertwining threads of magic. Cities, fortresses, and battle sites flared into existence, glowing like embers.