The Ashen Veil
Watching.
Feeling.
Understanding, even if only partially, that what I am doing is not something they can replicate, not something they can interfere with without consequences they are not prepared to face.
“Don’t interfere,” I say quietly, and none of them move.
I reach deeper, pulling the scattered remnants of the barrier together, weaving something new, something sharper and far less forgiving than what existed before, not elegant but effective, not gentle but strong, something built not for comfort but for survival, and one by one the fractures seal, the invisible structure locking into place around the sanctuary until it stands again—stronger than before, but still temporary, still depen
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