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Chapter 313 - Level IV

Puddle led, drifting low and wide, its awareness fanning out like ripples on water. Through it, Rhys felt the land unfold—ravines that funneled sound, gullies where mist lingered, narrow saddles between rises where a marching force would be forced to slow and compress.

"They'll send scouts first," Caria said, matching his pace. "Light-footed. Quiet. Looking for signs of resistance."

"And they'll find some," Rhys replied. "Just not the kind they expect."

They reached a point where the hills dipped toward a shallow basin, its floor littered with fallen trees and old stone markers—remnants of a road abandoned decades ago. Rhys paused, studying it.

"This is where we start."

Caria followed his gaze. "Natural choke. Bad footing. Limited visibility."

"And history," Rhys added. "Which means ghosts, in one form or another."

They worked quickly.

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