Day 31: Klyraeon’s Journal

The air smells like wet stone and old secrets tonight. I don’t know why I keep going back to the ruins near the river, even though my legs feel heavy from running. Vex said something yesterday that still echoes in my head—’The sky remembers what we hide.’ I think about it now, lying here with my stomach growling. My hands are cold, but not from the chill. It’s the fear that’s clinging to me, the way it’s been since the meteor shower. I tried to talk to Gem about the glowing trails, but my voice came out shaky. I keep wondering if she’s scared too, like I was after falling over the mossy boulders. The world feels too quiet now, but I can’t sleep. My mind races with what Vex meant, and the way the sky glows after the storm. I don’t know if I’ll find peace tonight, or if I’ll just keep running.