The world of the homancats 2

Previously

…He kissed her forehead, then looked at Lyra, a silent promise passing between them. He would brave the unknown, he would face the ancient forces at play, and he would return with a solution, or he would perish trying. The weight of the world, and perhaps worlds beyond, rested on his shoulders, but for the first time since Loveblue’s birth, Isaiah felt a flicker of agency, a desperate, burning hope that he could indeed alter the course of destiny. He would go north, to the Whispering Peaks, and he would confront whatever lay in wait. The chapter of his quiet village life was closing, and a perilous, unknown adventure was about to begin.