THE SHATTERED STAR

's words echoed in her mind, but she couldn't make sense of them. How

rp with wisdom. His eyes were a pale blue, almost ethereal, as though they refle

s time more softly, as if speaking to a child. "I

sky, but the dark tear had already faded, leaving nothing but the calm blue of the eveni

e man said. "We do

e. Lyra hesitated, then, without fully understanding why, found herself following him. She could f

, yet it suddenly seemed foreign and strange. It was as though the town, which had always f

ce breaking the silence between th

illage. "My name is Thorne," he said, turning to face her. "And you've be

cottage. "This is

alking about. "Protect what? I'm just

s though weighing her words. "You may not understand

the door creaked open. An elderly woman appeared in the door

er voice low and gravelly.

epping inside. "I

riosity battling with caution. The woma

f herbs and incense. Lyra's gaze fell on a small wooden chest sitting on a table at the center of the room. It w

, her hands gently resting on the chest, "is the key to your destiny. The artifact you sa

od stories-tales of a fallen kingdom, a star that was broken, and the world tha

sealed away. But now, something is stirring. A dark force is searching for it

of it. "But why me? I'm just a villager. I

of the Guardians, Lyra. The bloodline t

ned. "Guardians? I

he Shattered Star for generations. It is your birthright to protect it. The Star was divide

elieves in the power of the Star, is searching for the pieces. If they succeed in the

d too impossible. But deep inside, something stirred-a feeling she couldn't

a asked, her voice ba

must be ready. The path ahead will not be easy,

rmination filling her. "I'

leave at dawn. You must prepare