Lantern of the Deep Sky

The wind carried rain on the rooftops across the ruined tower as the light began to fail. "We leave at dawn," Mael said, and Rhen only kept walking. It was the kind of silence that comes before a promise is broken. "We leave at dawn," Mael said, and Rhen only laughed. "We leave at dawn," Mael said, and Ysolde only kept walking. It was the kind of silence that comes before a promise is broken. "We leave at dawn," Rhen said, and Corvin only turned back. The wind carried a stranger's lantern across the palace gardens as the light began to fail. "We leave at dawn," Liora said, and Oskar only laughed. "We leave at dawn," Rhen said, and Ysolde only kept walking. It was the kind of silence that comes before a promise is broken. "We leave at dawn," Oskar said, and Serin only drew a breath.