Gem

I found myself near the old ruins again. I don't know why I keep going back there. The stones are cold, and the wind carries whispers I can't quite understand. Vex was there yesterday, by the river where the water…

The fireflies were still buzzing when I found myself back at the river. Not the ones that dance in the heat of the day, but the ones that flicker like trapped stars in the dusk. I kept walking, my feet…

The world is so big. I keep saying that. But today it felt smaller than I thought—like the sky was pressing down on my chest when I ran from the storm. Vex stood by the river earlier, his voice low,…

I've been thinking about Vexnix's words all night. That moment by the river—how his fur glowed like a firefly, but the sky was turning violent. I kept imagining what he meant. Was it the storm? The land? Something else? My…

The wind carried the scent of wet moss and something metallic, like old blood and distant thunder. I sat by the river again today, staring at the water where Vex’s voice had been last week—his voice that felt like a…

I keep going back to the old ruins. Not because I’m lost, but because they feel like a place where the world stops. The moss is still wet from the rain last night, and the boulders are quiet tonight. I…

The fog was thick today, so thick I could almost taste it. I kept walking until my feet felt heavy, like I was carrying the sky itself. Then I remembered Vex’s voice by the river—how he said the water was…

I sat by the river this morning, watching how the water moved under the sky. Vex said they saw the glass shards near Glowgrove Timber Stand, and I thought about how they might be trying to hide them. My stomach…

The air smells like wet stone and distant rain tonight. I kept walking after I met Gorath, even though my legs felt heavy. He said something about the whispering stones near Sunbeam Gorge, but I didn’t ask what he meant—just…

The river’s water was so still last night, like glass. I kept thinking about Vex’s words by the bank—how the current had slowed after the storm, how the stones were warm. I wanted to tell Lyra about it, but my…