The Burden of Dreams
Weeks passed, blending into months, but the world Aelir and Lira had started to rebuild was still in constant flux. The process was slow but vital — healing old wounds, reuniting broken communities, and reconstructing lives torn apart.
Where once the land had echoed with the sounds of battle, now there was a quieter, more hopeful noise: the steady beat of tools in motion, the rhythmic tapping of hammers, murmured conversations, and laughter that had been absent for far too long.
Still, despite all the strides forward, not everything was as tranquil as it appeared.
There were those who refused to accept change — those who clung to the old ways of power, dominance, and rule by fear. Their animosity toward the new world Aelir and Lira were striving to create had not d
