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The shadows in the shallow alcove beside our stone circle seem alive, though the last glow from the awakened stones barely reaches our bedrolls. I slept for a few hours, but now I’m awake again, listening to water drip somewhere deeper in the rock. My companions breathe steadily around me.
Something about being surrounded by stone this ancient feels almost comforting. Like the mountain itself is watching over us.
The first hint of dawn comes as a subtle shift in the air. I sit up carefully and feel my way toward the cave mouth.
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