the path so far
one continuous road. seven countries. the position marker moves; the sealed stamps do not.
- 0The Girl Beneath the Archsealed
she wakes beneath an arch she does not remember building.
- IThe Weight of Smallnesssealed
walls grow taller when she looks at them too long.
- IIThe Forest of Other Voiceshere
every tree speaks in someone else's voice.
- IIIThe River That Rememberslocked
the river holds every version of her she outgrew.
- IVThe Mountain of Almostlocked
paths that stop inches from their destinations.
- VThe House of Mirrorslocked
each mirror shows a market-defined mira.
- VIThe Night Without Witnesseslocked
no light. no voices. she keeps walking anyway.
- VIIThe Last Steplocked
the arch is close. crossing costs the self that got her here.
what can be lost
- · current light (outside belief)
- · current shadow (present resistance)
- · chapter progress toward the next gate
- · momentum of the current mood
what cannot be lost
- · resolve (permanent internal development)
- · completed chapters — 2 sealed
- · completed sigils — 2 kept
- · the fact of the walking itself
sigils kept
✕ The Waking Eye✕ The First Step