The Dimming of the Star Core

From above, the vast Tala Residence stretched like a celestial monument upon the city of Pagadianara. A city of veiled mysticism and grandeur, its streets teemed with life as merchants bartered under sunlit awnings, mystics wove faint spells into their fabrics and potions, and warriors sparred beneath banners embroidered with cosmic sigils.

Beyond the immediate bustle, the common folk carried on their daily tasks, unfazed by the turmoil that had rippled through the great Tala Domain.

Yet, for all its normalcy, a silent fracture had settled within the noble estate.

Within the Tala Residence, the air was richer and denser with the scent of dampened soil and dust. The earthy scent, as if the land mourned, now emanated from the once pristine, celestial grounds. The past day's intrigue had simmered, but traces of tension lingered, clinging to the very walls of the domain.