Legend of the Black Willow: The Enchanted Sleep & The Cauldron Keepers
The air around Ashlina hung heavy, thick with the sharp scent of ozone and the subtle, rotten buzz of demon insects. They swarmed in the shadows like sharks following a blood trail—drawn to a power that shouldn't exist in a place so broken. High above the ruined township, the ancient castle stood as a silent monument to absolute freeze-frame tragedy. When the princess had fallen asleep, the curse hadn't stopped with her. The King and Queen, the mighty knights mid-stride, the royal attendants, and even the smallest mouse in the pantry had slipped into an enchanted slumber. Thick, thorned briars had slowly crept up the stone walls, twisting so tightly and completely around the battlements that it looked as though the fortress had grown from the dark earth itself. "Step closer," Faragonda warned, her voice steady despite the dark aura pulsating from the thorn-choked gates. "Valtor's magic is far too powerful. It cannot be undone through normal means." Flora...