Aurora steps from the throne chamber, and a seam of silver light opens beneath the ancient floor. Kael, Miles, Sophie, Maisie, Emma, Anna, and Julia follow her into descending ruins.
Aurora
This passage leads below the first kingdom of this world. Its builders charted the galaxy before your ancestors named the stars.
The stair ends in a vast star chamber. Silver constellations drift across its walls and ceiling, joining into maps that resemble the living charts aboard the Star Streak.
Aurora
Beyond these veils lies the hidden cluster. Forgotten powers sleep there, and distant worlds guard remnants of an age that shaped the paths between realms.
Sophie
The Star Streak is answering. Its route is brightening, though we are far beneath the ruins.
A silver route gathers around the cluster. Beneath it, a dark tether-mark appears, identical to the one that once touched the ship, proving their passage has been noticed.
Aurora
It has found you without your invitation. Captain, shall we follow the route, or learn what watches from beneath it?