Chapter 78
Chapter 78: The Listener Who Walked Away
The figure from behind the loom reveals himself as the one who heard the first question and never answered. He offers to finally respond, but his presence threatens to destabilize the new weaver's hold on the forgetting. Kaelen must decide whether to trust this stranger whose empty eyes hold the weight of ages.
The girl's breath caught. The black strand in her chest pulsed once, twice, a rhythm that matched the figure's slow approach. His white robes whispered against the bone floor, each step leaving no mark.
Kaelen's hand tightened on the gold thread. 'Who are you?'
The man stopped at the loom's edge. His empty eyes found the girl, and something like grief flickered in their hollow depths. 'I am the one who should have answered. The one who heard her question and turned away.'
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