No Witnesses...

Chains materialized around Elara's wrists and ankles, black and spectral. She gasped, struggling against them, but they only tightened.

"You have bound yourself to me," Edran said, stepping closer. "Do you understand what that means?"

Elara shook her head, tears streaming down her face.

"It means your betrayal has marked you. You are mine now. And I will not rest until every betrayer has paid the price."

The amulet in Elara's hand cracked, its dark light extinguished. She let out a scream as the chains pulled her to the ground, her body trembling.

Edran turned away, his staff tapping against the stones as he began to walk. The cemetery seemed to darken further, the trees bending under an unseen weight.

His voice echoed through the night.

"Betrayers never escape their fate."

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