"Then let's stop living in one room," he said.
The iron wall didn't shatter. It folded —neatly, quietly, like a curtain parting. Dust rose. Sunlight poured through the Arch for the first time in a century. arch unblocked
Kaelen was a Warden's son, raised on duty and suspicion. Every morning, he walked the Barrier's length, checking for cracks. Every night, he recited the litany: What is blocked cannot harm. What is sealed cannot tempt. "Then let's stop living in one room," he said
The High Council panicked. Reinforcements were ordered. The litany was chanted twice as loud. But Kaelen stopped mid-walk one morning and pressed his ear to the cold iron. he walked the Barrier's length
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