AN OMINOUS TREK THROUGH BLINDS STRAND

The moonbeams struggled to pierce the dense canopy overhead as I stepped deeper into Blinds Strand. Every creak of leaves sent a frisson down my spine, and the air hung heavy with the sweet scent of decay. The path was barely discernible, a winding ribbon lost by thickets that clawed at my legs. I could feel gaze watching me from the shadows, their