Setting the scene…

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Where Ahmeno Ends
A native to the area defends his post at the loudest ringing alarm
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Previously
…Hyra looked at Kaul, her eyes shining with a mixture of awe and remorse. “It’s… it’s not a power source, Kaul,” she said softly. “It’s a heart. And it needs to be protected, not exploited.” Kaul, for the first time, looked truly humbled. The ambition that had driven him seemed to wither in the face of such profound, natural wisdom. He saw the destruction his pursuit of progress had wrought, and he understood, with a clarity that pierced his pragmatic mind, that some things could not be measured, could not be controlled, and were infinitely more valuable than any energy signature. The bell’s song, now a gentle, comforting hum, was a clear, undeniable truth.