The terrace answers Kynes’s breathing with a low, hungry tremor. Violet cracks spread from the vent and race toward the river stones, as if the earth is mapping him in return.
Bren snaps her gaze to the glow, then back to Kynes. The cracks stop at the edge of his stance, waiting, feeding, recognizing him as the anchor.
Bren
It is not just the house anymore. It is following you outward.
Kynes
The source is still me.
The riverbank answers with a faint pulse, and a second seam opens in the damp soil beyond the terrace. The void-current is spreading through the ground, one pulse at a time.
Bren
If you can turn it once, you can turn it again. Ground it. Push it deeper before it reaches the town.
Kynes plants his staff at the terrace edge. The violet light surges toward the wood, then bends under his will, diving into the earth instead of climbing the walls. The cracks dim, and the path of the threat becomes clear, the current is moving through him toward Phandelver unless he forces it down first.
✓ Quest Accepted
Discover whether the void-current is being drawn toward a hidden sinkpoint
✓ Quest Accepted
Stabilize the void-current before it reaches Phandelver