## The Resonance of Hands Prague, 1928. Dust motes danced in the weak afternoon sun slanting through Elias’s workshop window. The scent of brass shavings, aged wood, and the faint tang of oil hung heavy in the air. Elias Havelka…
## The Obsidian Bloom The air hung thick, a humid blanket clinging to Xoltan’s skin. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he stared at the glyph-etched stone, its surface slick under the flickering lamplight. Years he’d spent deciphering these intricate…
In the quaint, isolated town of Meadowgrove, nestled between undulating hills and a whispering forest, lived a curious young woman named Elara. Unlike her fellow townsfolk, Elara was captivated by the world beyond their valley. She spent hours poring over…