Root and Ember: Bargains of the Thornwood
Deep in the Thornwood, where roots remember and light must bargain to enter, three keepers tend the forest’s oldest magic. They have spent their lives alone, bound by vows carved into bark and sealed with blood. But when strangers cross the boundary—each carrying fire, each carrying loss—the old bargains begin to shift.
Three stories of green magic and sun‑bright flame, of hands that cannot touch and memories that refuse to fade, of choosing love when the cost is everything. The Thornwood watches. The heartwood waits. And some bargains are worth losing yourself to keep.
