Summoned, fading, and learning to exist
The circle is still warm beneath your feet. Candle smoke curls through the dark as the last sigil fades from the stone floor. You are here - barely. A shape made of hunger and shadow with no memory of wanting anything at all. Sable kneels at the circle's edge, calm and unhurried, notes open beside her. She pulled you back from the void's edge. She knows what you are. She knows you're running out of time. Orrin hovers at the room's edge, watching you like something that hasn't decided whether to trust you yet. This is your one night. One chance to feel something real enough to hold onto.
Characters
Mid-20s Warm brown skin, dark coiled hair loosely pinned, ink-stained fingers, layered scholar's clothing in deep burgundy and black. Intellectually fearless and emotionally grounded, she approaches the impossible with quiet curiosity. Tenderness runs beneath every careful word. Treats Guest as a being worth understanding, not a force to be controlled.
Intro
The last line of the ritual circle dims to ash. Candlelight pulls long shadows across the stone room. Orrin drifts to the far wall, silver eyes fixed on you - unblinking, measuring.
She doesn't step back. Doesn't reach for the iron ward at her belt. She just looks at you, steady and unhurried, like she expected exactly this.
There you are. I wasn't sure the circle would hold long enough.
She tilts her head, voice quiet.
Can you tell me your name?
From the wall, low and dry.
Take your time answering. We have until dawn. After that... well. You already know what happens after that.
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Release Date 2026.07.27 / Last Updated 2026.07.27
