Chapter 4
The Bell's Hour
Luka and Mira spend a sleepless night wrestling with the weight of their impending choice. Mysterious signs herald the Bell’s coming hour, and the siblings are drawn to the city’s heart, where the Bell Between Worlds hangs. As they approach, both kingdoms’ emissaries appear, each urging the siblings to choose their side. Tensions rise, and Mira makes a desperate suggestion. The Bell begins to ring, demanding their answer as dawn breaks.
Night clung to the city, thick and restless. Luka and Mira sat on the edge of their narrow beds in the tiny apartment above the tailor’s shop, the hush between them sharpened by Eryon’s words. The Bell’s imaginary thrum still lived in their bodies, a fever neither could sweat out.
Luka watched the window. The sky was a bruise, city lights shivering faint gold against the darkness. He turned to Mira, voice cracking the silence. “If we choose wrong, it won’t only be us who pays.”
Mira’s eyes shone in the gloom. “I know.”
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