The Marsh Wraith of the Carpathian Bog
Mist hung low over the Carpathian bog, a pale silver veil that turned every tree into a ghostly outline. Locals rarely approached the wetlands, especially near twilight, when the water stilled and the reeds grew quiet. The bog was known as Valea Umbrelor, the Valley of Shadows, and villagers believed restless spirits wandered there. But Andrei, a young traveler from
