The Veil Opened Here First

Before Bound By Rowan and Sin had a title, there was only a feeling.

A doorway hidden somewhere deep in the woods.
A world waiting on the other side of it.

Aetheryn came long before the story did.

I wanted the Otherworld to feel ancient.

Beautiful in the same way storms are beautiful.

The kind of place that invites you closer while quietly deciding whether you survive it.

Aetheryn was never meant to feel safe.

The veil opened long before Elara crossed it.