The Light In The Darkness
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An endless winter curse took over kingdoms and forests. It's not just the cold we most fear, but something much worse preys on the weak. A young woman is found wondering through the woods. No name or memory indicates where she is from. As she navigates this new world and tries to find the answers too along the way.
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