CHAPTER 82 : THE SOUND AFTER STILLNESS

The laughter came softly.

Not sudden.

Not loud.

Just a thread of joy, drifting through the trees.

Naya stirred, slowly.

Not startled—just attentive.

She lifted her head.

The clearing remained untouched.

Sunlight warmed the ground in long, gold streaks.

But the sound…

It was near.

And real.

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