Beneath the Midnight Sky

spine. The Evermore watchtower loomed ahead, its silhouette dark against the twilight sky. It felt

e knew. For years, the town whispered about him-about the way he vanished after his sister, Emily, disappeared ten years ago under strange circumstances that had

except

ugh the empty hallway. It felt as though she was disturbing something that had been asleep for too long. Inside, dust hung t

lens as dark as the night. Behind it was a man, hunched over papers, scribblin

, stepping forward. Her voice seemed

was only the sound of his breathing. Then, he finally lifted his head, revealing the sharpn

low, flat, as if he hadn't s

k to you about the disappearances in Evermore. I heard you might k

up. Then, without a word, he turned back to his papers, muttering under hi

s dismissiveness get to her. She had a job

en years ago. There are similarities between her disappearance and the ones

Then, Dr. Carter finally looked up

hts. You don't know anything about what h

want to know as well. You've been obsessed with them

e and ask me about my sister? Ask about something that's been eating me up for a decade?" He took a s

understand. You owe it to the people i

. But then, his shoulders sagged, and

I won't be your sourc

y, trying to make sense of hi

ner of the room, rifling through a stack of papers. He pulled out a wo

can begin there," he said, his tone f

om years of use. The pages inside were filled with tight, meticulous writing-astronomical charts, strange symbols, and no

s, trying to make sense of it all.

Instead, he turned away, clearly done with the c

le against her side. As she moved toward the door, she heard Dr. C

e things are bett

e'd heard something like thi

in small clouds as she stood there. The journal was more than just a collection

n her pocket. She pulled it out and glanced at the

or, but you need to be careful. The people in this town have thei

ed back at the watchtower, its silhouette

by accident. It was waiting for so

n't be withou

ld she n