The Dragon Stream and The Cheif of The Valley of the Lost
The heavy oak gates of the castle courtyard groaned shut behind them, locking out the howling winds of the Valley of the Lost. Above, the sky was a bruised tapestry of charcoal clouds, parting just enough to reveal a blood-red moon that cast an eerie, crimson glow over the stone grounds. Leif stood at the center, his grip tightening on the hilt of his sword. The blade felt cold, a stark contrast to the oppressive, heavy heat that seemed to radiate from the very stones beneath their boots. "We're being watched," Jasmine murmured from the shadows of a crumbling archway. Her companion, Kree, didn't leave her shoulder, his feathers ruffled and black eyes fixed intently on the dark parapets above. She adjusted her dagger, her instincts honed by years in the Forests of Silence telling her that this castle was far from abandoned. "Let them watch," Ban Meadow said, stepping forward into the moonlight. His pristine white suit, now smudged with dust and dark grime fro...