The Villain Professor's Second Chance - Chapter 675: The Hidden Elven (4)

... t. Every root in the glade seemed to lean inward, bark pores flaring as if to taste each heartbeat. Pollen‑motes hung motionless between the figures, glittering in the greenish glow from the cage runes and giving every breath the look of visible thought.

When the blindfolded elder lifted his bark‑wrapped hand the hush turned absolute—no wing‑rustle, no leaf‑creak, only the soft keening of magic tightening through the vines. Even Sylvanna, who rarely stopped moving, felt her pulse slow, c ...