Chapter 76: Miravale Crossing Part 1
The messenger hawk found us before the sun cleared the ridge.
It hit the ward-line outside Evershade and flashed a pale sigil over the roof we’d just finished tiling. The rune meant urgent. The lacquer tube on its leg bore the seal of Headmistress Aragona.
I broke the cap with my thumb. The parchment smelled faintly of cedar oil and rain.
Divinia Class —
Distress flare sighted over Miravale Crossing at first light. Bridges reportedly down.
River trade to the interior is severed. Triage centers overwhelmed.
Priority: Stabilize crossings, restore potable water, secure perimeter against scavengers and residual Nightwalkers.
Reinforcements: none available. Celeste lines are thin.
You lead.
— Headmistress Aragona
I turned, and five pairs of eyes w
