The golden doorway flares, and a small courier’s seal skids from the darkness beyond. It strikes the stone between Cælum and Preston, spinning beneath the covenant’s pale light.
Preston Stonebreaker
Stay behind me.
Preston plants himself before Cælum. Above the chamber, Kœlub grips the ledge, breathless and empty-handed. The covenant mark snaps with blue-white radiance.
Kœlub
I followed a message addressed to the map-bearer. I did not know you would be here.
The Courier
Then you have followed the wrong message, sky-elf. That seal was meant to summon the witness, not the blood that hunts him.
A hooded courier steps into the golden threshold, palms open. Their gaze moves from the seal to the covenant mark, then fixes on Kœlub as the doorway’s light deepens.
✓ Quest Accepted
Determine whether Kœlub’s claim is an outside manipulation