[Realm: Uhorus]
[Location: Galadriel]
[Veron City Outskirts]
The transition happened so seamlessly that, for the briefest instant, it felt as though the world had simply changed around them. In one heartbeat they had been standing within the dreary teleportation chamber beneath Galadriel's castle.
The next woodland air greeted them.
The stale scent of stone vanished, replaced by damp earth and moss. The oppressive silence of the chamber gave way to the rustling of leaves, the chirping of insects, and the occasional creak of towering branches swaying.
Behind them rose the colossal outer walls of Veron, their stone stretching high above the treetops. Beyond those walls lay the city itself.
Before them stretched the western forest.
Its trees reached towards the dark skies, their immense trunks creating natural pillars that disappeared into a thick canopy overhead.
Mirabella slowly placed a hand over her stomach.
She grimaced.
