The Banishment of Lyra
One evening, as I was sitting by the river, helping Kaelen mend a large fishing net, my hands slowly relearning the familiar, rhythmic motions, the barest whisper of a thought brushed against the edge of my consciousness, a faint, fading echo of the Elder Whisper.
"They search for you," it murmured, its voice thin and distant as morning mist. "The broken ones. They walk the desolate borders of our lands, haunted by the ghosts of their failure. They call your name into the wind, begging for a forgiveness that the winds cannot carry and that will not come."
I paused, my fingers stilling on the rough, damp twine.
I looked out at the sun-dappled water, listened to the easy chatter and laughter o
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