Chapter 181
Chapter 181: The Sister Thread
Elenwe confronts the weaver from the first world and learns the true nature of the root's sister—a thread of pure ending that was never meant to exist. The child's garden-song offers a fragile defense, but the sister is already weaving through the cracks of the new world, and Elenwe must decide whether to meet her in the hollow's heart or let the garden fall silent.
The star-lit chamber held its breath. Elenwe stood at its center, the white flower on her palm pulsing with a rhythm that matched her heartbeat. The child's golden crown of blossoms glowed softly, casting long shadows across the stone floor. The remnant stood beside the newcomer, grey-robed and still, while Ren watched from the edge of the light, his hand resting on the hilt of his blade.
The weaver from the first world took a step forward. Her face was lined not with age but with the weight of years spent waiting, her eyes the colour of ash after a fire. She held the obsidian thread as if it were a living thing, and it coiled around her fingers like a serpent seeking warmth.
“Who are you?” Elenwe asked. Her voice was steady, but the root stirred within her, its silence pressing against the garden’s song.
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