Valentina bowed, her eyes reflecting both sorrow and resolve. “I will guard the Torrent and guide those who seek its aid, ensuring they understand the price of its power.”
Alice, now humbled, knelt before the basin. “I pledge anew,” she said, “to protect the Torrent, to serve Eldara, and to seek wisdom before desire.” Galitsin Punishment For Disobedience Alice Valentina Torrent
The Torrent continued to flow beneath the Hall of Mirrors, its waters calm and clear, a reminder that power, when tempered with humility, could heal a kingdom. And every year, on the night of the autumn wind, the three would stand together before the basin, renewing their oath, their names echoing in the whispers of the river: Valentina bowed, her eyes reflecting both sorrow and resolve
Alice, ever restless, was the first to hear the tale. Her mind, always racing ahead, imagined the possibilities: a world where no one ever went hungry, where the suffering of the poor could be erased with a single wave of the hand. She sought out Valentina, whose eyes reflected the moonlight like twin pools. And every year, on the night of the