Blackwater Islands imperial

the keeper took this burden upon his shoulders with unspoken discontent. the druids were wild creatures, fiercely loyal and wary of the world — the keeper more than any of them, perhaps. it pained the prophet to send him away.

he seemed to waver, then; uncertain in the rawness of the moment.

you will know, the listener assured her keeper, eager to fan the flames that would forge him into the iron guardian the druids needed. this knowledge is in your soul. you only need to wake it.