Chapter 4

Adira is pursued by the Ursa clan and uses her agility to create distance through the moorlands. She devises a plan to slow them down with traps made from willow branches, finding refuge in a tall tree overlooking the river. Awakening to the Ursa chopping down her tree, Adira leaps from tree to tree, escaping their destruction. Exhausted but resilient, she narrowly avoids danger and finds herself atop a hill as the Ursa are crushed by the falling trees. Adira's relief and determination drive her forward, and she walks through the forest, eventually resting in a pine tree, vowing to rescue her father. Falling asleep with resolve, Adira prepares for the challenges ahead.