When the light dimmed, Lira found herself back on the forest floor, the fox at her side, the rune on the oak now dimmed to a soft amber. The world around her seemed unchanged, yet there was an unspoken weight in the air—a sense that something had shifted.
“Listen,” the fox replied, “to the song the forest sings. It will guide you to the bridge where the past and present converge.” 45 Movisubmalay
Lira’s heart hammered. She had heard of the Tower—a ruin on the outskirts of the capital, where ancient voices were said to linger. The map depicted a winding path through the forest of Whispering Pines, across the silvered waters of Lake Lumen, and finally a narrow stone bridge that arched over a gorge called the Maw. When the light dimmed, Lira found herself back