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... th gnarled trees rising high, bearing twisted branches that looked more like claws than limbs.

Even in light of the day, it was dark within. The light above struggled to pierce the dense canopy of the grove.

The moment Ren, Lilith, and Thorn stepped across the invisible boundary into the grove, the air thickened. Damp, cold, and heavy, like walking into the lungs of something long dead.

"This place reeks of death." Thorn muttered, flexing his fingers as his bone arm vibra ...

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