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Stalks | Cycles Book 2
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Complete, First published Dec 21, 2024
Mature
Five years after the Rebirth, where the Heart of the Forest was returned to its rightful place, much has changed. The Wezrin Sah, a liberated nation of the Soulbiter curse, have returned to the ground, to their roots, and rebuilt their society even better than before, having regained access to much they had lost while living up above.

The hunters have regained their humanity, and returned to their people, although they face much hardship in the face of scorn and judgment for their ancient crimes. Umirin and Shanirin have disappeared off into the depths of the Forest, living alone far away, for this very same reason.

Things are as well as they can be, until the Forest stirs the hunters with strange dreams, dreams that show them a secret yet unseen by mortal eyes, a secret kept in the very Heart of it. 

A secret, that will change the course of the world's history yet again, and if they do not act fast, this time, it will be irreversible.
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