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Chapter 193 -The Map Beyond Memory

Author: Elizabeth Jacob
last update publish date: 2026-06-19 13:53:05

Nobody answered immediately.

Not because we didn't want to.

Because the question felt enormous.

The Chamber of Echoes glowed around us.

Millions of lanterns floated through golden light.

The First Lantern burned steadily at the center.

And the ancient voice waited patiently.

As though it already knew our answer.

As though it understood that some promises require a moment before they become words.

Hope solved the problem first.

Naturally.

She pointed at the First Lantern.

"Probably."

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