The Moonwell's Message
**Arin's POV**
The ground cracked beneath my feet as I ran, splitting open like the earth was breaking apart. I stumbled and fell hard, scraping my knees on the stone path. Behind me, I could hear the triplets screaming my name, but I couldn't stop. The pull in my chest was too strong, dragging me toward the Moonwell like an invisible rope.
"Arin, wait!" Kael's voice echoed through the trees, but it sounded far away. I pushed myself up and kept running. Something was wrong with the Moonwell. I could feel it dying, like a light going out inside my soul. Every step I took toward it made the pain worse, but I had to get there.
The trees around me started withering as I passed. Leaves turned brown and fell like snow, and limbs cracked and broke for no reason. Whatever was happening to the Moonwell was spreading.
