Chapter 192
The Echo's Path
Kaelen follows the echo of his name through the grey, carrying the sleeping child. The path leads him to a threshold where the crack between worlds waits, but a final presence tests his resolve before he can cross.
The grey swallowed the sound almost as soon as it came, but Kaelen had heard it clearly enough—his own name, spoken in a voice that was neither young nor old, neither familiar nor foreign. It came from somewhere ahead, threading through the silence like a single note from a forgotten song.
He adjusted the child's weight in his arms. She was heavier now, more solid, as though the loss of the golden thread had anchored her to the ordinary world. Her breathing was even, her face peaceful. She looked like any sleeping child, untouched by prophecies or gardens or the weight of endings.
Kaelen walked.
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