EoS Chapter 50

Chapter Thirty: Safety of Barren Rock

Ivin and Eliles arrive at Herald’s Watch on the Entiyu Emoño, greeted by Roplin, only to face tragedy as Tokodin poisons Kotin and Rikis with ale, then kills himself, leaving a die as a cryptic marker. Kotin dies despite Eliles’ efforts, and Izilfer saves Rikis, who lashes out in poisoned rage, as the family mourns at the Smoking Rock pyre. Meanwhile, Meris, healed by Ulrikt, jumps or is pushed from the Watch Tower after misreading a prophecy that killed Peneluple, guided by a boy (the Face), her death sparking Ivin’s suspicion and Eliles’ recall of the Touched’s tower prophecy amid monkshood blooms. The Watch teems with refugees, its leaders grappling with Shadows, Taken, and dwindling hope, as Ivin and Eliles seek answers in a world unraveling around them.

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