somewhatnaive

Some secrets are buried in silence. Others refuse to stay hidden.

Elara never expected a knock on her neighbor’s door to change everything. But when Liam—silent, guarded, and wrapped in mystery—hands her a note instead of speaking, she realizes his silence holds more than unspoken words. It holds a past he cannot outrun.

A forgotten journal. A map leading to a place that shouldn’t exist. A door buried in the earth—waiting to be opened. As Elara and Liam follow the clues, the shadows around them stir, whispering of something lost… and something that wants to be found.
What happens when you listen to the silence?

You hear the things that were never meant to be spoken.

When Silence Speaks

The restoration of the Veil had brought peace, but it was a fragile peace, like a breath held in suspended animation. As the shimmering light from the crystal faded, the world around Elara began to settle, the chaotic storm of energy receding into a serene calm. The fractured edges of the Veil sealed slowly, each rip and tear stitching itself together as if the fabric of reality were mending under her touch. 


But Elara knew that this was not the end. 


She could feel the weight of the power she had just wielded—a power that was both ancient and vast, yet terribly fleeting. It had restored the Veil, but it had also left a part of her behind. A part of her that would not return to the surface world, a part that would remain here, in this place of shadows and forgotten echoes. 


Chapter Twenty-Two: The Echoes of Time