Capter 11–The City That Began to Notice You

Описание: Welcome back, traveler.

The city continues—
but something in its rhythm has changed.

Streets still glow beneath hanging lanterns.
Water still finds its way through stone channels.
Voices still rise and fall like wind between open windows.

And yet, as you walk, you feel it.

The world is no longer simply moving around you.

It is moving with you.

The knight slows her steps, not to guide, but to listen.
Her gaze lingers on reflections in glass, on ripples in water, on the spaces between passing faces—
as if the city has begun to leave faint marks where you have been.

You notice them too.

A turn that feels chosen before you reach it.
A street that seems to open a little wider than it should.
A moment of quiet that arrives a breath earlier than expected.

The key in your hand does not glow.
It does not grow heavy.

It simply feels… present.

“From here,” the knight says softly,
“the world won’t pass you the same way.”

Ahead, the street bends into light and crowd and sound.
Behind you, the path you took already feels farther than it should.

You stand between what still moves freely—
and what has begun to remember.

And for the first time, you understand:

This journey is no longer about finding what was lost.

It is about discovering
what will change because you are here.

Next Chapter: The Gate That Does Not Welcome