Fantasy Clinic: Chronicles of a 3rd-Rate Doctor
Chapter 44: Shadeland Grove
By dawn, the road became silence.
The city had long vanished behind them, replaced by gray soil and thin trees leaning like old men. No birds. No insects. Just the wind brushing branches that didn't sway—but listened.
Elric walked beside the wagon, letting the others ride ahead.
Cai remained silent, eyes closed as if still halfway in a dream.
"Should we stop?" Sylas asked.
"No," Elric said softly. "We're close."
Lira rode just ahead, her hand resting near her blade. Her gaze didn't drift from the woods.
"This place isn't empty," she murmured. "It's watching."
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Just Beyond the Ridge
The forest thickened—then opened.
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