WILD DESIRES TAMELESS HEART
"And for generations, you were a resource to be archived. Today, we burn both those labels. We do not offer you a kingdom, and we do not offer you a grid. We offer you a Pact."
She stepped to the Pulse-Stone, which had been moved from the Barrens to the heart of the Whispering Woods. "The Pact is simple: The North provides the rhythm—the silver, the seeds, and the protection. The South provides the knowledge—the medicine, the craft, and the memory of what went wrong. If one of us tries to cage the other, the mountain will fall. If we grow together, the world will breathe."
She sliced her palm and pressed it to the stone. Elias followed, his silver-blood merging with hers on the ancient ore.
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