The Quiet Record

Previously

…"Thank you," she said, her voice thick with emotion. He simply nodded, his gaze fixed on the horizon. "Go now, child. The earth calls. And it has waited a very long time to be heard." With a deep breath, Elara turned and began to walk, the twilight stone pulsing against her skin, a silent promise of the truths she was about to uncover, and the difficult, necessary choice that lay ahead. The hum of the ancient stones seemed to resonate within her, a quiet strength filling her as she stepped onto the path, leaving the Hermit and his clearing behind, and venturing into the vast unknown.