Whispers In The Dark

*EPISODE 4: A LOVE WRITTEN IN PETALS**

Lena began finding flowers in unexpected places.

A single violet tucked into her apron pocket. A sprig of lavender beneath her pillow. A crown of daisies left on her washing pail. Each one carried the faint scent of Elias — earth and sunshine and something inexplicably magical.

One evening, she waited in the garden until she heard his familiar footsteps.

*”You’ve been leaving me gifts,”* she accused playfully, reaching out until her fingers found his chest.

He caught her hand, pressing a kiss to her palm. *”You deserve more than stolen flowers.”*

*”I don’t need more,”* she whispered.

That night, he braided moonflowers into her hair, their luminous petals glowing against her dark curls. *”They’ll never fade,”* he promised, his voice rough with emotion.

But when dawn came, Lena felt the petals crumble to dust between her fingers.

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**EPISODE 5: THE CURSE’S DEMAND**

The truth came in fragments.

A overheard conversation between castle mages. A forbidden scroll Elias thought she couldn’t decipher (but Lena had learned to read with…