The Song of ElarionThe valley was silent the morning after Kaenor’s fire dimmed.Snow still lay across the fields, soft and untouched,but beneath its pale blanket, the earth was warm.The Children awoke to stillness so deep it felt alive.Even the wind held its breath.Where Kaenor had taken his final rest beneath Elarion,the ground glowed faintly,as though the soil remembered the pulse of his flame.Above him, the great tree shimmered.Its golden leaves, once bright as suns,had dulled to amber.Each one trembled,not in grief, but in memory.And then, the sound began.---The First NoteAt first, it was only a whisper.A hum so low it seemed part of the earth itself.But slowly it rose—soft, deliberate, mournful.The Children gathered beneath Elarion,their faces lit by the faint gold that still lingered in the air.Serai’s granddaughter, Mira, was the first to speak.“It’s singing.”Indeed, the hum became clearer—a melody woven of wind and warmth,each note pulsing in rhythm w
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