v0.3 (Chapters 1 & 2) Status: Ongoing – New chapters in development
End of chapter beat: Mara looks back—sunlight almost gone—then down into the tomb. Nella grips Mara’s sleeve; Soryn tightens his jaw. The map seems to glow faintly in Mara’s pack. As they step into the dark, the obelisk in Greyharbor, far away, shifts imperceptibly in the fog.
They attempt to lift the slab. The stones hum; the air thickens. Nella, impulsive, prods a rune; the stone replies with a tremor and a whisper that only Mara hears—more like a memory than a voice. The whisper is fragmented: "Debt... name... tie..." The chest-tightening is immediate: whatever lies under the slab recognizes intent and asks for terms.