Chapter 6378

Early the next morning, just as the sky began to lighten, Freevale was still steeped in a thin layer of morning mist.

Moist air drifted through the mountain vale, carrying the scent of grass and trees as it slipped along the gaps between the slopes.

The ashes from last night’s celebration bonfires had long since gone cold, leaving only a few pale strands of smoke floating softly in the air.

The whole vale had not fully woken yet.

Only a few crisp birdcalls came now and then from deep inside the deep forest, breaking the stillness of the morning.

Jared stood alone in the center of the courtyard, slowly stretching his limbs.