Kael shut his eyes. When he opened them again, the reflection was gone. But its smile haunted him.
The boat touched shore. Elara stepped off first, scanning the woods ahead.
"This place… it watches everything," she said quietly.
As they moved forward, Kael spotted something strange among the trees—a tall mirror with a black frame, standing upright in the dirt.
He peered in.
His reflection blinked.
He hadn't.