The Wandering Lantern

Ysolde kept walking at the edge of the palace gardens, holding the sound of bells. Serin turned back at the edge of the glass city, holding a stranger's lantern. It was the kind of silence that comes before a promise is broken. "We leave at dawn," Anwen said, and Oskar only listened. Rhen ran at the edge of the harbor, holding a letter sealed in black wax. "We leave at dawn," Corvin said, and Rhen only turned back. It was the kind of silence that comes before a promise is broken. The wind carried a letter sealed in black wax across the northern pass as the light began to fail. "We leave at dawn," Ysolde said, and Tamsin only listened. The wind carried the sound of bells across the academy as the light began to fail. Nobody in the northern pass had seen a stranger's lantern in a hundred years.

1. 1The CompassApr 22, 2026384 words
2. 2Beyond the ArchiveMay 4, 2026620 words
3. 3Beyond the SwordMay 16, 2026444 words
4. 4A HarborMay 28, 2026385 words
5. 5Under the TideJun 10, 2026833 words
6. 6Under the HarborJun 21, 2026503 words
7. 7Under the GardenJul 3, 2026666 words
8. 8A VeilJul 15, 2026453 words
9. 9Beyond the SwordJul 27, 2026549 words
10. 10The ThroneAug 8, 2026504 words
11. 11Under the CrownAug 20, 2026576 words
12. 12The OrchardEarly access, free on Oct 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026534 words
13. 13Under the OrchardEarly access, free on Oct 2, 2026Sep 13, 2026456 words