EPISODE 53 - EVERY CHOICE HAS A PRICE

(POV Aileen) Seeing Fayrin here beside me, listening to our story with that kind of absolute focus... it feels like slipping back into another life. My eyes sting. Mom... Dad... I wonder if... I don't even know how to put into words how much I miss what I had before. "We need to find your friend and bring him here. Now," Fayrin says, firm, decisive. I feel her tension— it feeds mine. "Do you think he's in danger?" I ask, my voice tight. She doesn't hesitate. Not even for a second. "Most likely. You said his eyes keep changing color. That's not a good sign. It means Dorcha's soul doesn't have a stable identity. It's as if something bound it... and being away from the Orcs, he was slowly reclaiming himself. But here—" her voice darkens, "—here, where darkness reigns... that bond has grown…