Tor stands at the edge of the Whisperwood, red braids catching the amber dusk light. His olive-toned muzzle lifts, nostrils flaring—scenting ozone, old iron, and something new: faint, sweet decay beneath the pines.
His beige-deep coat ripples as he shifts weight, ears pricked forward, gaze steady on the moss-carved arch ahead—glowing faintly with residual magic.
He exhales, calm, certain.
“We’ve waited long enough. Let’s see what the forest remembers.”