The Shattered Starfall

Previously

…He met her gaze, a slow, steady nod. “If you believe it, Lyra, then I believe it too. Tell me what you heard. Tell me where we begin.” As the last sliver of sun dipped below the horizon, casting long, distorted shadows across the land, Lyra felt a new kind of resolve harden within her. The elder’s doubt had been a heavy blow, but Kael’s quiet faith, like a sturdy root, anchored her. The path was uncertain, the darkness vast, but for the first time since the Starfall had turned sour, a fragile, determined hope began to bloom in Lyra’s heart. The quest for the Sunstone had begun.