Chapter 10
The Mill's Secret
Eliza and Mr. Griggs follow the silver beam to the old mill at Bellman's Hill. They search for the focusing lens hidden in the foundation, using Viktor's journal as a guide. After a tense encounter with a loose stone and a narrow escape from a collapsing floor, they retrieve the lens. The beam shifts, pointing back to the observatory, but they notice the figure of the watcher approaching from the shadows.
The silver beam stretched across the valley like a trembling thread, connecting the observatory dome to the dark shape of the old mill on Bellman's Hill. Eliza and Mr. Griggs followed it through the quiet streets, their footsteps echoing in the empty night. The air was cool and damp, carrying the scent of wet grass and old wood.
"We need to hurry," Mr. Griggs said, his voice low. "That beam makes us easy to spot."
Eliza clutched Viktor's journal, the pages warm against her fingers. The crescent moon symbol was etched in the corner of the last diagram, just as Dr. Voss had described. She hoped they would find the lens quickly.
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