Ravenbreath

Before the Flames Claim the West: Before the Storm

Smoke gathers on the horizon, darkening skies that once seemed distant and safe. Whispers of war ride the wind, growing louder with each passing day. Some fortify their homes. Others pack what they can and vanish into the hills. But no one escapes the growing weight of inevitability. The fire is coming—whether they believe it or not.
Tensions flare between neighbors, old debts rise from the past, and oaths are tested under the pressure of fear. Refugees crowd narrow roads. Messengers arrive breathless and bloodied. And yet, in the eyes of many, hope lingers—fragile, flickering. But even hope burns.