The First Lantern Bearer
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Last published Wed, Jan 7, 2026
"Never wander too deep into the woods, or you may never return." their mother always said when they went.
But rules are easy to forget when you can't remember how long you've been lost... or why you came in the first place.
Elowen feels it when she walks-the weight of unseen eyes in the dark, the whispers tangled in the trees. Something is watching her.
A beast, with a glowing light in its hands.
Everyone knows the rule: Never trust the one with the lantern. The beast lies. The beast waits. And once it finds you... it never lets you go.
And with only her little brother Finn by her side, Elowen doesn't know if they'll ever make it home in time-
or ever at all...
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