Muted

The quiet that followed our return to the mortal realm was almost eerie. It felt like the calm after a brutal storm, where the world felt new and fragile. Everything seemed muted—the sounds of rustling leaves, the faint breeze, even our own footsteps as we left the boundary of the Veil. I glanced back at the shrouded entrance that marked the border, knowing it concealed an entire world of secrets, a place that had changed me forever.