The Shattered Covenant:

Part 6 – Chapter 6

The Scroll Unfurled

Part 6: Chapter 6

The Covenant

The road narrows, and so does the silence. As the company nears Arlinstead, Malak Crosswell speaks what has long remained buried—a covenant once forged, now fractured. His tale is not a lesson, but a reckoning. Galot listens. Lori watches. Rho stirs in his chains. And the town ahead waits, remembering more than it should.

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A Glimpse of the Parchment

"'There was once a king,' Malak continued, 'the last to wear a crown.'"

"The wind shifted, carrying a distant sound—slow, rhythmic, deliberate. A bell tolled, its echo rolling across the hills like a summons. Lori tilted her head, her sketchbook forgotten. 'A church?'

Malak's brow furrowed, a rare crack in his calm. 'Not in my time. Arlinstead never had one.'"

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