Ilyra leads Kareem beneath the central basin. Clear water threads through living stone, vanishing into a chamber older than the garden above.
Kareem Bishop
How do we make sure the water always flows?
Garden Steward Ilyra
We do not promise what the reserve cannot sustain. We govern the source, measure every drawing, and preserve a portion for emergencies.
At the chamber’s heart, an ancient cistern rests behind a sealed inflow. A root-wrapped valve stands between them, its three faces blank beneath the words source, measure, and emergency use.
Garden Steward Ilyra
The old inflow can make your promise dependable, but only a law can decide who opens it, how much each guest receives, and when the reserve overrides every other use.
The channels pulse once. Water gathers beneath the first inscription, waiting for Kareem to define the rule that will turn universal refuge from an ideal into a working system.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure a dependable water supply for the garden
“"I don't want there to be a limit. Can we find another water source?”
SUCCESS (Legendary Reasoning, rolled -2)
Kareem Bishop
I do not want a limit. Can we find another source of water?
Kareem traces the three inscriptions instead of choosing one. The brass tally at his side answers with a muted chime, and the rootwork parts beneath the sealed inflow.
Garden Steward Ilyra
There is another source. Older than this garden, and fed by the deep waters beneath the domain.
The hidden inflow opens. Clear water rises through the ancient cistern, then divides into the living channels without dimming the fountains above.
Garden Steward Ilyra
The supply is dependable now, but opening it has spent one emergency measure. The reserve will need time to gather again.
A pale mark appears across Kareem’s fingertips where the roots released the valve. Beneath the basin, the three faces fill with new script: source open, measure required, emergency preserved.
Garden Steward Ilyra
The water is secured. Which drawing receives priority when ordinary flow cannot answer every need?
Quest Complete
Secure a dependable water supply for the garden