"She was never afraid of the dark—she was born from it, shaped by it. But in theshadows, she learned that even the lost have a path, and even the broken have apurpose."From Emethistyin, Well Lyra calls me Emethy, but I still don’t know where I bel...

"She was never afraid of the dark—she was born from it, shaped by it. But in theshadows, she learned that even the lost have a path, and even the broken have apurpose."From Emethistyin, Well Lyra calls me Emethy, but I still don’t know where I belong. I knowwhat I must do. I was meant to heal, to save—but to survive, I have had to kill. My birthmarkwhispers secrets I cannot escape, tying me to something far beyond my understanding. I have losttoo much, yet I still care—even for those who have hurt me. I fear Death & I despise it. But itfollows me, watching, waiting. Apart from that, the shadows shift when I enter. The spirits linger,their hollow eyes fixed on me. The living keep their distance and the dead refuse to let go. I amnot just a girl not just a healer. I am bound to something ancient, something that does not ask—itclaims. And as the world begins to unravel, I must choose: fight my fate or embrace what I wasalways meant to be."The darkest paths are not meant to be feared—they are meant to be walked. Foronly in the depths of shadow do the hidden roads to light begin to revealthemselves."