Night had long receded from the city, but the scars of darkness still marred its ancient streets. The relics—once symbols of a newly reclaimed hope—now shimmered beneath a sky streaked with the muted glow of twilight. In the council hall, where the Dawnstone, Heart of the Veil, Anchor of Light, Mirror of Truth, Eclipsed Crown, Shard of Remembrance, and Nightshard had united in a radiant chorus, an uneasy quiet had settled over the covenant's heirs.