No Answers…

As the night settled in, Karyan sat in silence, deep in thought.

"Sera, do you think Barbara is alive?" he asked softly.

"Sshhhh... I don't know, master," Sera whispered back.

"I want to find her, I really do," Karyan expressed, gazing out the window at the bright moon.

"If only I could turn back time and change everything, if only I could find her and get answers," he mused.

"Master, shouldn't you focus on the spirit instead of worrying about Barbara?" Sera gently reminded him.

Realizing she was right, Karyan let out a long sigh, shifting his thoughts to the spirit troubling him.

In that moment, Karyan called upon Lanta, and his mind swiftly journeyed to her realm. 

There, he beheld Lanta with her once lush dark green hair now fading to an ashy color, wrinkles marking her face, veins prominent on her hands, and her body a mix of human and snake skin.