Chapter 146 - Guest After Guest

Tension was high in the night air as Aryana appeared out of the darkness, her imposing presence halting the halflings in their tracks. Her sisters, the Moonveiled, remained motionless, their eyes wide with surprise. Their muscles were tight with the expectation of a threat of assault, yet only seconds before they had been cornered like prey, but the situation changed when Aryana showed up. When they were last in such a situation, they were frantically trying to get away from the very creatures that now obeyed Aryana, running like mice under giants. Even though they were still haunted by the recollection of that terrifying experience, there she was, the same Aryana they had known, now leading the creatures they had previously feared. “Aryana” It was Lycoria who spoke first, her voice a low murmur, she wondered if she was seeing a vision Aryana nodded, her eyes melting at the sight of her sisters, “Lycoria, sisters” she replied, nodding to the other members. As she tried to ma