Book Four – Chapter 13
The Whispering Marsh
The battle at the Lighthouse of the Last Page was over.
The Five Editors had retreated into the crimson sky, leaving behind only drifting fragments of their broken masks.
The Lantern of Endings continued to shine, its warm light stretching across the sea toward the first of the five remaining Memory Crystals.
The Compass of Remembrance pointed southwest.
Arkon smiled.
"Our next destination."
Luma looked at the glowing path.
"The Whispering Marsh."
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The journey took three days.
The Guardians traveled together for the first time in many years.
Along the way, Elian listened to their stories—not the legends told in books, but the memories only friends could share.
Kael admitted that he had once been terrified of heights despite rulin
