Chapter Forty-Five: Crown and Moons[edit | edit source]

Meliu races to fulfill Ulrikt’s order to meet High Priestess Adelin at the Burning Rock near the Fost, using her Light prayer to calm refugees fleeing Istinjoln’s fall and join their trek. When Adelin fails to appear, Meliu opens Ulrikt’s scroll, revealing the command “Flee Kaludor,” prompting her to secure passage on the Luxun ship Entiyu Emoño with Captain Intœño, bartering ale from Jinbin’s stash despite its delay for a mysterious lady. As she navigates the Fost’s wary guards and hostile crowds, Meliu spots Ivin, Eliles, Tokodin, and others arriving bloodied from Istinjoln, confirming the Shadows’ threat and spurring her to hasten her escape. Torn between reunion and survival, she opts for the latter, rallying Jinbin for a swift departure as the city braces for an encroaching evil she knows too well.

EoS Chapter 44 — Shadows in Istinjoln
EoS Chapter 46 — Reunions and Departures

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