Adventure of Myk

A kinetic strike cracks through the leaning bell-tower wall. Masonry bursts inward, scattering stones across the ash-covered floor without trapping anyone. Elyra and Eli hold the rear passage while Myk stands over the opened ledger and Savael Marr’s tracks.

A large, bald man in reinforced bone plate steps through the breach. His handsome, severe face remains calm as he studies Myk’s blackened sword, the second witness ledger, and the footprints leading toward the old quarry road.

The stranger does not draw a weapon, but one armored foot settles among the fallen stones. The posture is measured, tactical, and ready to turn negotiation into pursuit without warning.

Ash drifts through the breach between them. Behind Myk, Elyra and Eli guard the retreat while the empty road beyond the bell-tower keeps Savael’s tracks visible, inviting one more exchange before Aric closes the distance.

Myk snatches the second witness ledger from the ash beside Savael Marr’s tracks and clamps it beneath his robe. He backs toward the rear passage, keeping his blackened sword between himself and Aric.

The marked sorcery clouds the tower’s angles, making the retreat swim sideways. Myk’s Reads Pursuers gift cuts through the distortion, showing the safest backward steps before Aric shifts his weight.

The blackened sword catches against fallen stone and steadies Myk’s balance, but his boot skids hard. His armored hip strikes the wall, leaving a sharp bruise as he keeps moving.

Myk reaches the rear passage with the ledger secure against his ribs. Elyra and Eli hold the opening behind him, while Aric remains among the broken stones, watching the retreat without striking.