Isabell had no intention of donning the mantle of the Engineer of Destruction once again. She'd seen where that road ended, and she had no desire to reach that destination in the vision or in real life. But there were other ways to prevent an army from claiming the lives of the people she needed to protect, and so she set to work as soon as the vision of Ashlynn faded away.
She began at the edges of the valley, planting a row of Hemlock trees that stretched as far as the eye could see, wrapping all the way around the perimeter of the valley. Each tree sent its roots deep into the earth, drawing on the strength of the land to grow faster than anyone would have imagined.
