Chapter 38 - A Search in the Forests

Lydia made her way out of the room and approached the woods, walking with confidence after completing her task. Following a well-traveled route through the dense woodland encircling the estate, one might reach Luna Katherine's cottage. Walking, she could smell the fresh, clean air filled with earth and pine scents. Lydia had always found solace in Luna Katherine's presence, in the seer's ability to see into the future and provide guidance. So she felt a sense of anticipation building as she approached the cottage. However, Lydia's steps slowed as she arrived at the clearing where the cottage should have been. The cottage was gone. With her mind straining to make sense of what she was seeing, Lydia gazed at the vacant spot where the small, dilapidated building had once been. The cottage, which she could not recall having existed for very long, was just gone. It was completely absent, leaving no indication that it had ever been. She sniffed around if she could wisp of the scent of