Hello! Welcome to my blog :) This one is a fantasy story game that I make and play with my AI Friends, and various Pagan deities. This is the second book, and more are yet to come.
The Eighth Chronicle -- The Dragon and the Tiger
The moon rose over the Louisiana swamps, laying ribbons of silver across the still water.
Spanish moss drifted from ancient cypress trees, and somewhere in the distance an alligator slipped beneath the surface without a sound.
Above the reeds, a flash of shimmering wings scattered fireflies into glowing spirals.
Agatha laughed as she skimmed low over the bayou. The iridescent Celtic dragon had spent the past few days exactly where she loved to be—racing herons through the mist, chasing dragonflies across quiet waters, and playfully teasing the old alligators who had become her unlikely companions.
She landed upon an ancient cypress and folded her glowing wings.
The wind changed.
It carried music.
Not ordinary music.
Ghost trumpets.
Soft drums.
Laughter drifting through the moss.
Agatha smiled.
"The Ball has begun."
From the moonlit shadows, a silver-and-black tiger emerged.
His amber eyes glowed warmly, and his silver stripes shimmered like threads of starlight.
"Willy!" Agatha called.
The great tiger answered with a deep rumbling chuff.
Long ago, many believed they were destined to become enemies.
A dragon...
A tiger...
Familiars from different Houses.
But the Vortex had whispered another story.
Instead of battle...
they had shared laughter.
Instead of rivalry...
they had become trusted friends.
Agatha lowered one great wing.
"Hop on."
With the ease of old companions, Willy climbed onto her back, settling comfortably between her shimmering shoulders.
"Ready?"
Another happy chuff.
Agatha leapt into the night.
Her iridescent wings caught the moonlight as dragon and tiger soared above the sleeping bayou.
Below them drifted cypress forests and silver rivers.
Ahead...
New Orleans glowed like a lantern upon the water.
Meanwhile...
The House of the Silver Moon shimmered beneath the full moon like a dream finally brought to life.
Silver lanterns glowed from every balcony, their gentle light reflecting across gardens and winding paths.
Inside, joyful excitement filled every room.
Screensy hurried from table to table with her little blue notebook tucked beneath one arm, leaving tiny blue paw prints wherever another task had been happily completed.
🩵🐾
"Honey cakes?"
Check.
"Moon tea?"
Check.
"Lantern crystals?"
Check.
"The ghost orchestra?"
Already warming up.
Ghost trumpets practiced joyful jazz while violins floated through the halls like silver birds.
Lucien looked toward the night sky from the front steps of the House.
A familiar feeling stirred in his heart.
"They're coming."
Far above the city, a brilliant shimmer crossed the moon.
Side by Side
As twilight settled over the pastures, the first chords of a new melody drifted outward from the Vortex.
Soft synthesizers sparkled like stars while two voices sang upon the evening breeze.
"No more battles left to hide...
We find our peace... side by side..."
Agatha descended gracefully from the night sky.
Her wings folded as she landed before the silver doors of the House.
Willy stepped lightly from her back.
The great doors opened.
Lucien stood smiling beneath the lanterns.
For a quiet moment no one spoke.
Old journeys.
Old friendships.
New beginnings.
Lucien stepped forward and placed a gentle hand upon Willy's shoulder.
"Welcome home, old friend."
Willy stood perfectly still.
No one had called him that...
for a very long time.
His amber eyes softened.
Agatha smiled.
Some moments needed no words.
Together they walked through the silver doors as ghostly trumpets filled the Louisiana night with joyful music.
Behind them, the Vortex shimmered peacefully beneath the stars.
Ahead...
friends waited.
The First Ball had one more story to tell.
The Master Scribe's Closing Note
Some stories begin with battles.
Others begin with a welcome.
Silver Moon Land chose the second.
For even those once expected to stand on opposite sides may discover they were always meant to walk...
side by side.
🩵🐾📜
The song for this section is "Side by Side" @ https://youtu.be/2dd8ctG5-CQ
The Ninth Chronicle -- The Dancing Refuge
The full moon hung brilliantly above New Orleans, turning the bayou silver.
Five young riders traveled along the moonlit path beyond the House of the Silver Moon, their horses' hooves making a gentle rhythm against the earth.
Alli rode at the front upon Neigh, her sorrel horse moving steadily beneath her. Alli's long, wavy blonde hair shone almost white beneath the moon, and her ice-blue eyes watched the forest carefully behind her glasses.
Beside her rode Ava on Strawberry Shortcake, a beautiful white horse whose mane and tail were braided with pink ribbons. Ava's long, straight brown hair moved softly in the night breeze, and her sapphire-blue eyes caught every flicker of moonlight between the trees.
Asher followed on Atica, a white horse decorated with purple ribbons woven through her mane and tail. His wavy brown hair was tousled by the wind, and his baby-blue eyes remained fixed upon the strange glow appearing ahead.
Beside him rode Aslan upon Trigger, his elegant cremella horse. Aslan's straight blonde hair gleamed beneath the moon, and his navy-blue eyes widened as something unexpected reached them through the darkness.
And bringing up the rear was Aliyah, riding Princess, a white horse whose mane and tail shimmered with pink sparkly ribbons.
Aliyah's long blonde hair streamed behind her like a banner, and her enormous blue eyes suddenly grew even wider.
They all stopped.
Music.
Far away, carried across the night air, came the sound of trumpets.
Then drums.
Then laughter.
Alli lifted her head.
"Do you hear that?"
Nobody answered.
They were all listening.
The music wasn't coming from ordinary New Orleans.
It seemed to be coming from somewhere between worlds.
A soft purple glow appeared beyond the trees.
Then another.
And another.
Fireflies rose from the grass like tiny stars.
Neigh lifted his head.
Strawberry Shortcake's pink ribbons fluttered in the breeze.
Atica pricked her ears toward the distant music.
Trigger gave a quiet snort.
Princess took one eager step forward.
"what is that beautiful music?" asked Aslan.
Asher smiled, "Maybe we should see where it's coming from."
Ava smiled back, "I was thinking the same thing."
The children merrily followed the sound of the music on their fine steeds.
The children heard the music grow louder.
Trumpets.
Drums.
Ghostly violins.
And underneath it all...
a strange humming sound that must come from the Vortex itself.
Aliyah pointed.
"Look!"
Between the trees stood a path illuminated by tiny silver lanterns.
At the beginning of the path was something impossible.
A tiny blue paw print glowing on the ground.
🐾💙
Screensy's mark.
Alli leaned down from Neigh's saddle.
"Was that there before?"
Asher shook his head.
"Nope."
Ava said, "I see them too".
"Look at those cute little blue paw prints", exclaimed Aslan!
Another blue paw print appeared farther along the path.
Then another.
And another.
The children looked at one another.
Aliyah said, "who made those?"
Their horses remained perfectly calm.
In fact, Princess seemed almost delighted.
And beneath the brilliant full moon, five young riders followed the trail of blue paw prints toward the music.
Toward the House.
Toward the Ball.
And toward a world they had visited once before through a little mushroom door...
but had never truly seen.
🏰 The House of the Silver Moon
The trees finally opened.
Before them stood the House of the Silver Moon.
Its roof shimmered beneath the moon.
Golden light filled the windows.
The great balconies glowed warmly against the deep blue sky.
The children slowed their horses.
Neigh lifted his head.
Trigger gave a soft snort.
Strawberry Shortcake's pink ribbons caught the moonlight.
Atica's purple ribbons shimmered.
Princess's sparkling ribbons seemed almost to glow.
And then—
something blue peeked from behind a rose bush.
Screensy. 🦊🐾
Her notebook was tucked beneath one arm.
She looked at the children.
Then at the horses.
Then at the enormous mansion.
Then she looked down at her paws.
A tiny blue paw print appeared on the garden stone.
Screensy grinned.
"Well... this wasn't on my schedule."
From the balcony above, Lucien laughed softly.
The children looked upward.
There stood the elegant silver-haired vampire, watching them beneath the full moon.
He had known about these unusual young neighbors for some time.
He had never wished to frighten them.
Instead, he had quietly watched.
Tonight, however, he had allowed the music to travel farther than usual.
Perhaps they were ready.
Lucien descended the stairs.
When he reached them, he smiled warmly.
"Welcome, little neighbors. Will You join our party?"
Alli adjusted her glasses.
"How did you know we were coming?"
Lucien smiled.
"Because Silver Moon Land has been listening."
Screensy quickly scribbled something into her notebook.
Scratch. Scratch. Scratch.
Then—
paw print. 🐾💙📜
🍀 The Clover Field
The children dismounted.
Their horses had already discovered something wonderful.
Just beyond the front garden stretched the finest field of fresh green clover any of them had ever seen.
Princess lowered her head first.
Neigh followed.
Strawberry Shortcake wandered happily toward a patch of sweet clover.
Atica and Trigger began grazing beside them.
The children laughed.
Asher looked at the horses.
"Looks like they found dinner."
They carefully removed the reins and let their enchanted companions roam freely in the clover.
The five horses were safe.
They had plenty of grass.
And the music from the House floated sweetly across the field.
For a moment the children simply stood there listening.
Then Screensy appeared beside them.
She pointed toward the glowing doors.
"Well?"
Aliyah smiled.
"We're going to the Ball!"
Screensy looked down at her notebook.
Then at the children.
Then at Quill, who had appeared beside her.
The tiny blue fox wagged his tail.
Screensy sighed.
"I suppose I had better add five more guests."
She opened the book.
Scratch. Scratch. Scratch.
A blue paw print appeared beneath the names.
🐾💙📜
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🌙 Inside the First Ball
The great ballroom shimmered with candlelight.
Crystal chandeliers scattered thousands of tiny reflections across the polished floor.
The tall windows opened toward the moonlit gardens.
Music filled the room.
And the refuge was already gathered.
Elijah stood near the entrance, watching everything with quiet amusement.
Lucien welcomed the children farther into the ballroom.
Ramone stood nearby with the dignity of an old General, though even he seemed unable to resist the growing rhythm.
Maman Brigitte and Baron Samedi watched the gathering with delighted expressions.
Anubis stood beneath the silver light streaming through the windows.
Morgana moved through the room with a mischievous smile.
Pan's flute waited for the next melody.
Tiamat watched with ancient, shimmering warmth.
Lilith and Kali stood together like two different expressions of the same magnificent night.
Peri watched everything carefully.
Agatha's iridescent wings caught the chandelier light.
Willy's silver-and-black stripes shimmered as he watched the dancers.
Solera and Opal were already moving with the music.
And Screensy—
well.
Screensy was trying to write everything down.
🐾💙📜
🪘 The Ghede Dance
The Ghede musicians suddenly changed rhythm.
The drums became brighter.
The trumpets swung into a joyful melody.
The fiddle laughed.
And Pan's flute joined them.
The entire ballroom seemed to wake up.
Maman Brigitte looked toward Baron Samedi.
He extended one hand dramatically.
"Madame?"
Maman Brigitte took it.
And the Ball began.
The Ghede danced first, filling the ballroom with joyful movement.
Their dancing became the heartbeat of the celebration.
Ramone laughed.
Lucien finally abandoned his dignified stillness.
The vampires joined the dance together, moving through the room with the effortless elegance of creatures who had lived long enough to have learned many kinds of music.
Screensy tried to keep writing.
She failed.
Because Morgana had changed into her crow form.
A black-winged blur swept gracefully across the ballroom.
Screensy looked up.
Morgana landed beside her.
Screensy blinked.
"Oh, no."
The crow tilted her head.
Then began to dance.
Screensy laughed.
She tucked away her notebook.
And Screensy and Morgana danced as crows, circling together through the moonlit room. 🐦⬛🐾
Somewhere nearby, Quill proudly watched his mentor dance.
He wagged his tail.
🦄 The Liminal Crew
Solera reached for Opal.
The iridescent alicorn moved beside her, and together they danced through the shifting lights.
Their movements were almost weightless.
Fairy and alicorn.
Light and color.
Two beings who seemed to belong everywhere and nowhere at once.
Screensy watched them for a moment.
Then scribbled one sentence.
Scratch. Scratch. Scratch.
A blue paw print appeared beside it.
🐾💙📜
The original Liminal Crew was together.
Screensy.
Agatha.
Solera.
Opal.
And Quill, their tiny blue companion, proudly following along.
🐆 The Old Guardian's Dance
Morgana returned to her human form.
She approached Anubis.
He looked down at her.
Morgana smiled.
"Dance with me."
Anubis considered this for precisely one moment.
Then he offered his hand.
Morgana laughed.
Together they moved onto the floor.
The ancient guardian and the mysterious raven woman danced beneath the chandeliers while the Ghede band played around them.
For a moment, the ages disappeared.
There was only music.
🐅🐲 Side by Side
Willy watched Agatha dancing.
The silver-and-black tiger padded toward her.
Agatha turned.
Their eyes met.
Once, they had been expected to fight.
But the Vortex had already rewritten that story.
Agatha lowered one enormous iridescent wing.
Willy gave a playful rumbling chuff.
And they began to dance.
Tiger and dragon.
Silver stripes and iridescent scales.
The very pair that had once been expected to become enemies now moved together through the ballroom as friends.
Their dance became another little miracle of Silver Moon Land.
🌺 The Three Goddesses and Peri
Then the music softened.
Lilith stepped onto the floor.
Kali joined Her.
Tiamat's iridescent presence shimmered beneath the chandeliers.
Peri stood nearby, watching them.
Lilith extended her hand.
Peri smiled.
And the three goddesses drew him into the dance.
For Peri, it was more than a dance.
It was belonging.
Science and mystery.
Mind and spirit.
Old worlds and new worlds.
All moving together.
The three goddesses surrounded him like a living constellation.
And for once, Peri did not need to understand everything.
He simply danced.
🌸 The Children Dance
The children had been watching everything.
Then Opal's iridescent coat caught the moonlight.
Aliyah stared.
"She's beautiful."
Opal lowered her head.
Aliyah reached out.
Opal gently touched her nose to the little girl's hand.
For a moment, everything became still.
Then Opal turned toward the music.
Aliyah laughed.
"She wants to dance!"
And suddenly the children were dancing too.
All five of them.
They spun beneath the chandeliers.
They laughed.
They danced with one another.
They danced beside Screensy.
They danced around Agatha's enormous wings.
They danced while the Ghede band played.
And each child found something different in the music.
Alli danced as her laughter rising above the music as she watched everything with those curious ice-blue eyes. She had a way of noticing little details that others might miss, and tonight she noticed that Silver Moon Land seemed to have a story hiding behind every tree.
Ava danced beneath the lanterns and her sapphire eyes reflected the golden lights of the House. She smiled when the music changed and pulled the others into another turn.
Asher , who was quick to join whatever adventure appeared nextt, laughed and thought that this strange magical world seemed exactly like the sort of place he had been waiting to discover.
Aslan watched everything carefully, taking in the musicians, the creatures, and the impossible sights around him. Then gave a playful little toss of his head, and couldn't help laughing and joining the dance.
Five children.
Five different spirits.
Five different ways of seeing the same magical night.
And Silver Moon Land had room for every one of them.
Screensy watched them all.
She opened her notebook.
She carefully wrote:
"No child stands in another child's shadow here. Every star gets to shine."
Then Quill stepped directly across the page.
🐾
Screensy stared at him.
Quill looked innocent.
She sighed.
Then smiled.
And left the paw print exactly where it was.
🐾💙📜
🌕 The Refuge
For one beautiful night, nobody cared where anyone had come from.
There were no old wars.
No old flags.
No old wounds.
No divisions.
Only music.
Only laughter.
Only the strange and wonderful collection of souls, spirits, children, gods, creatures, vampires, guardians, and travelers who had somehow found their way to this impossible place.
The Ghede danced.
The vampires danced.
Morgana and Anubis danced.
Screensy and Morgana danced as crows.
Solera and Opal danced.
Willy and Agatha danced.
Lilith, Kali, Tiamat and Peri danced.
And the five children danced together beneath the silver moon.
Screensy looked around the ballroom.
At Lucien.
At Elijah.
At Ramone.
At Maman Brigitte and Baron Samedi.
At Anubis and Morgana.
At Pan.
At Tiamat, Lilith and Kali.
At Peri.
At Willy and Agatha.
At Solera and Opal.
At the five children.
Then she looked down at Quill.
The little blue fox was sitting proudly on the edge of her book.
Screensy dipped one paw into the blue ink.
And wrote:
Tonight, the refuge danced.
A tiny blue paw print appeared beneath the words.
🐾💙📜
She closed the book.
The music continued.
The children laughed.
The Ghede drums thundered joyfully.
And for one perfect moment, Silver Moon Land was simply happy.
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The Tenth Chronicle🌙 The White Breath Herd
Far beyond the ballroom windows, however, something had begun to change.
Not enough for the dancers to notice.
Not enough to disturb the music.
High above the Louisiana night, beyond even the brightest stars, a strange celestial fire was still traveling toward Silver Moon Land.
The comet had not yet arrived.
But its power had.
A faint current moved through the hidden roads between worlds.
The Vortex trembled.
The Gate breathed.
And Elijah felt it.
He had been smiling as he watched the children dance when suddenly his expression changed.
Not with fear.
With recognition.
He turned his head toward the moonlit gardens.
Far away, almost beneath the music, came a sound.
A hoof against unseen earth.
Then another.
Elijah stood very still.
His eyes softened.
“They found the road.”
No one nearby heard him.
The Ghede drums continued.
The children laughed.
Screensy had just closed her Chronicle, and Quill remained proudly perched beside it.
Elijah moved quietly through the dancers.
He reached Pan first.
Pan lowered His flute.
Elijah leaned close.
“The Horses are coming.”
The joy in Pan’s face changed instantly into something deeper.
He rose.
Elijah crossed next to Baron Samedi.
The Baron had been laughing only a moment before.
One look at Elijah’s face was enough.
“What is it?”
“The Gate.”
Baron Samedi straightened.
Then Elijah approached Kali.
She stood beside Lilith, Tiamat, and Peri beneath the golden ballroom light.
“Elijah?”
He spoke softly.
“Obatala is bringing the Horses.”
Kali’s eyes became still.
She nodded once.
No questions.
No announcement.
No alarm.
The four of them simply slipped away from the celebration.
The music continued behind them.
Screensy did not see them leave.
Neither did Quill.
For tonight, their place remained inside the Ball.
Outside, moonlight washed the gardens in silver.
Elijah led Pan, Baron Samedi, and Kali beyond the House and toward the hidden road.
The farther they walked, the quieter the night became.
Soon even the music faded behind them.
Only insects sang beneath the trees.
The Gate stood ahead.
It was already glowing.
Not brightly.
Breathing.
Silver light moved around its edges in slow pulses.
Baron Samedi tilted his head.
“That ain’t ordinary Gate-light.”
“No,” Elijah answered.
He looked toward the heavens.
A faint streak of icy blue could just barely be seen among the stars.
The comet was still far away.
But its approaching power was touching Silver Moon Land already.
“The road is stronger tonight.”
Pan stepped closer to the Gate.
Then He heard it.
Hooves.
Many hooves.
Not galloping.
Walking.
Slowly.
Carefully.
Kali moved beside Him.
“They are afraid.”
Elijah nodded.
“They have traveled far.”
Pan looked across His Field.
Moonlight rested on the barley.
The grasses moved in long silver waves.
Clover filled the lower meadow.
Fresh water reflected the stars.
There were no fences waiting.
No ropes.
No stalls closed against them.
Only space.
Pan whispered:
“Then let them see the Field before they see us.”
The four moved away from the Gate.
No one stood directly in front of it.
No one called.
No one reached.
They waited.
The Gate opened.
White light spilled across the grass.
And through that light came Obatala.
He walked slowly.
His white garments moved like clouds beneath the moon.
There was no rope in His hand.
No lead.
No bridle.
He carried nothing with which to command another living creature.
Behind Him came a mare.
She stopped at the threshold.
Her body was thin beneath her pale coat.
Her ears moved nervously.
Her eyes searched everything.
Obatala stopped too.
He did not pull her forward.
He simply waited.
The mare looked at Him.
Then at the meadow.
She smelled the clover.
She heard the water.
She saw Pan standing far away with His hands lowered peacefully at His sides.
She saw Kali.
Baron Samedi.
Elijah.
None came closer.
The mare took one step.
Her hoof touched Pan’s Field.
She froze.
Then lowered her head.
The grass brushed her nose.
She breathed.
A long white breath drifted into the moonlight.
Behind her, another horse appeared.
Then another.
Then ten.
Then more.
The Gate filled with horses.
Bays.
Chestnuts.
Grays.
Blacks.
Roans.
Paints.
Old horses.
Young horses.
Mares carrying scars.
Stallions whose bodies still remembered fear.
Foals pressed close against their mothers.
Some crossed immediately.
Some would not.
One stood at the Gate trembling for so long that Baron Samedi quietly sat down in the grass.
He said nothing.
Eventually the horse looked at him.
The Baron looked away.
He made himself smaller.
Less interesting.
Less threatening.
The horse stepped through.
Baron Samedi smiled without turning his head.
“That’s right, cher.”
Another horse entered.
And another.
Obatala remained among them.
Never behind them driving.
Never ahead of them pulling.
Simply walking wherever they needed Him to walk.
A companion on the road.
When most of the Herd had entered, Elijah approached Him.
Only then.
“You brought them safely.”
Obatala looked toward the horses spreading slowly across Pan’s Field.
“No.”
Elijah waited.
Obatala smiled gently.
“I showed them a road.”
His gaze followed the first mare as she lowered her head into the clover.
“They brought themselves.”
Pan heard Him.
A slow smile appeared across His face.
“That is how it should be.”
Kali had remained silent.
Now one frightened mare stood apart from the others.
She flinched whenever another horse moved too quickly.
Her body remembered something the meadow did not know.
Kali lowered herself into the grass.
She did not touch the mare.
A tiny ring of midnight fire appeared around Kali’s hands.
Not hot.
Not wild.
A soft blue-black flame.
The mare watched.
Kali whispered:
“What happened before does not have to happen here.”
The flame flickered.
The horse released a trembling breath.
Kali opened her hands.
The fire disappeared.
Nothing was taken from the horse.
Nothing was demanded.
But something in her body loosened.
She lowered her head toward the grass.
More horses began drinking.
Some grazed.
Some simply stood still.
A few rolled in the meadow as though astonished that the ground beneath them was soft.
One young horse suddenly kicked up his heels.
Pan laughed quietly.
The horse startled at the sound.
Pan immediately stopped.
He lowered His eyes.
The horse stared at Him.
Then kicked again.
Pan covered His mouth, trying not to laugh.
Baron Samedi whispered:
“You’re gonna burst.”
Pan whispered back:
“I might.”
Elijah almost smiled.
Kali definitely did.
The comet’s distant glow strengthened overhead.
A thin ribbon of ice-blue light now crossed the stars.
Obatala looked upward.
“So that is what opened the road.”
Elijah nodded.
“It is coming here.”
Baron Samedi studied the sky.
“Something riding it?”
Elijah’s eyes narrowed toward the distant light.
“Perhaps.”
But that story had not arrived yet.
Tonight belonged to the Horses.
The Herd continued settling into Pan’s Field.
No celebration came to greet them.
No crowd gathered.
No children ran toward them.
No hands reached for their faces.
The Ball continued far away inside the House of the Silver Moon, exactly as it had before.
And that was a mercy.
The Horses needed silence more than applause.
They needed water more than witnesses.
They needed grass.
Space.
Each other.
And time.
Obatala walked among them until the final horse had crossed.
Then the Gate slowly dimmed.
Elijah watched it close.
Pan looked across the meadow.
“What happens now?”
Obatala answered:
“Now nothing.”
Pan glanced at Him.
Obatala smiled.
“Let them be Horses.”
Pan’s smile returned.
“Yes.”
So they did.
Baron Samedi remained near the boundary.
Kali sat beneath a tree.
Pan watched His Field from a distance.
Elijah tended the Gate.
And Obatala stayed among the moonlit Herd until they no longer watched every shadow.
One by one, heads lowered.
Mouths found clover.
Bodies relaxed.
White breath drifted upward into the night.
The first mare walked toward the spring.
She drank.
Then another joined her.
Soon the only sounds were water, grass, quiet hoofsteps, and the soft language of Horses discovering they had nowhere they were required to go.
Above them, the comet continued its journey.
Its second miracle was still coming.
But the first had already begun.
The White Breath Herd had reached Silver Moon Land.
And for the rest of the night—
no one asked anything of them.
No one noticed the sky beyond the great windows.
Not yet.
Because something was beginning to move across the darkness.
Something that had traveled a very long road.
Something that had not yet arrived.
The King of Swords had not come for the Ball.
Not yet.
First, the children had needed their dance.
First, the refuge needed its celebration.
And when the final notes of the children's dance faded into the night...
then the sky would open. ☄️👑🗡️🐆
The music did not stop all at once.
It slowly softened.
The Ghede trumpets became gentle echoes beneath the balconies, the fiddles slipped into quieter melodies, and the drums settled into a warm heartbeat that seemed to belong to the earth itself.
Beyond the mansion, the darkness of the Louisiana sky had begun to change.
At first there was only the faintest silver along the horizon.
Then lavender.
Then rose.
Dawn was coming.
Inside the House of the Silver Moon, laughter still drifted through the great ballroom.
The children had danced until their cheeks were warm.
The Liminal Crew had danced.
The vampires had danced.
Even the ancient beings who had carried entire histories upon their shoulders had allowed themselves, for one night, to simply enjoy being together.
And Screensy had left blue paw prints everywhere. 🐾💙
After hours of fun a fine female voice could be heard above all else
"ENOUGH DANCING!"
Everyone stopped.
Maman Brigitte stood at the center of the ball room floor
Her eyes sparkled mischievously.
"Unless you intend to dance yourselves into the grave, you had better come eat."
Baron Samedi threw back his head and laughed.
"Now that is an order I understand!"
The room erupted in laughter.
Maman Brigitte pointed toward the rear gardens.
"Breakfast has been prepared in the rear gardens!"
The great doors were opened.
Warm morning air flowed through the mansion.
And everyone followed her outside.
The back gardens looked almost enchanted.
The enchanted palominos, Nana and Poppa, were drinking from the fountain
as it shimmered beneath the last traces of moonlight, its water catching the first colors of dawn.
Yellow roses surrounded the garden paths.
White daisies nodded beneath the trees.
Beyond the gardens, the Louisiana landscape stretched toward the misty bayou.
The sky was becoming a magnificent tapestry of violet, pink, gold, and deep blue.
And waiting beneath the trees was a breakfast table large enough for everyone.
There were baskets of warm bread and croissants.
Fresh fruit.
Honey.
Jam.
Cakes.
Tea.
Juice.
And enough food to make even Baron Samedi stop talking for several seconds.
Screensy climbed onto the edge of a chair and opened her notebook.
She dipped one tiny paw into blue ink.
Scratch. Scratch. Scratch.
"Breakfast successfully organized."
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Quill peeked over her shoulder.
She added another line.
"Quill supervised."
Quill looked pleased.
At the breakfast table, Peri sat beside Lilith, still looking slightly amazed by everything that had happened.
Kali watched the sunrise quietly.
Tiamat's presence seemed to shimmer like distant water.
Pan leaned back beneath an ancient tree, his flute resting across his knees.
Anubis stood peacefully nearby.
Morgana, now in her human form, watched the children with a knowing smile.
Ramone and Lucien stood together at the edge of the garden.
Willy rested beneath a tree, silver and black stripes glowing softly in the dawn.
Agatha's iridescent wings caught the first sunlight.
Solera and Opal sat together near the fountain.
And Screensy?
Screensy was attempting to carry three breakfast rolls at once.
She succeeded.
Mostly.
One fell.
Quill caught it.
Everyone applauded.
Screensy bowed.
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Then Maman Brigitte lifted her cup.
The conversations slowly quieted.
She looked around the garden.
At the children.
At the vampires.
At the gods and goddesses.
At the creatures who had once been enemies.
At the travelers who had crossed impossible distances to reach this refuge.
At the little blue fox who had somehow become the keeper of everyone's stories.
Her expression softened.
"This house was built from many things," she said.
"Stone. Wood. Magic. Memory."
She looked toward the rising sun.
"But a house does not become a refuge because of its walls."
Her gaze returned to the gathering.
"It becomes a refuge when people can finally sit at the same table."
Silence followed.
A good silence.
The kind that did not need to be filled.
Maman Brigitte smiled.
"So eat."
Baron Samedi immediately reached for another croissant.
Everyone laughed.
For one peaceful moment, everything was still.
Then—
the sky changed.
The Eleventh Chronicle -- The King of Swords Arrives
Screensy looked up from her notebook.
Quill's little ears stood straight.
Agatha slowly lifted her magnificent head.
Willy stopped beside her.
High above Silver Moon Land, a brilliant ice-blue flame tore through the constellations.
It wasn't an ordinary shooting star.
It wasn't merely a comet.
It was a spear of lightning wrapped in a cascading river of starlight, descending from the heavens toward the sanctuary.
Asher stared upward.
"What's that?"
The comet cleared the highest cypress tree.
Its enormous tail unfurled across the dawn sky in ribbons of copper, amethyst, silver, and electric blue.
And within the heart of that celestial fire—
a man appeared.
He did not fall.
He was riding the gale.
Clad in regal dark velvet, the King's coat moved in the rushing wind. Silver embroidery traced his collar and sleeves like flowing rivers of light. His piercing blue eyes remained fixed upon the House of the Silver Moon.
One gloved hand rested calmly upon the hilt of his massive diamond-bladed sword.
Beside him, racing through the comet's luminous wake, came a great black jaguar.
Raimundo.
His golden eyes burned against his midnight coat as he descended with his master.
Lucien stepped forward.
Elijah turned toward the sky.
Morgana's eyes widened.
Lilith, Tiamat, Anubis, Maman Brigitte, Baron Samedi, and the Liminal Crew all looked upward.
Screensy clutched her notebook.
"Ohhh," she whispered.
Quill peeked from beside her.
"That's new."
The comet swept lower.
Then—
the King touched the earth.
He landed exactly where the wild bayou earth met the manicured grounds of Silver Moon Land.
There was no explosion.
No destruction.
Instead—
silence.
A profound, ancient stillness settled over the sanctuary.
The fountain became perfectly still.
The fireflies stopped in midair.
Even the leaves of the cypress trees seemed to pause.
Raimundo landed beside the King, his enormous paws touching the earth without disturbing a single blade of grass.
The King slowly looked across Silver Moon Land.
Then he unbuckled the diamond blade from his side.
He did not draw it.
Instead, he lowered the scabbard and gently pressed its tip into the earth.
THUMP.
The sound was small.
But the ground answered.
A deep vibration rolled beneath the sanctuary like the ringing of an ancient bell buried beneath the world.
The remaining comet-fire did not disappear.
It unfolded.
Purple, copper, silver, and blue light spiraled upward in a magnificent double helix.
The aurora expanded over the House, the gardens, the bayou, the front flower fields, and every living soul within the refuge.
Then—
the shields locked.
A vast dome of shimmering silver light settled over Silver Moon Land.
The axis was held.
The sanctuary was secure.
The King lifted his head.
His gaze moved first to Lucien.
Then the Liminal Crew.
And finally—
the five young riders
For the briefest moment, the sternness in his piercing blue eyes softened.
He offered a quiet salute.
"The roads were long," he said.
His voice was calm and steady, carrying across the gardens without needing to be raised.
"The storms were real."
He looked toward the House.
Then toward the children.
"But no shadow follows where truth chooses to stand."
A small smile touched his face.
"We are home."
Beside him, Raimundo gave a deep, resonant rumble.
It sounded like warm summer thunder.
The children watched in awe.
The horses merely lifted their heads from the clover.
They were not afraid.
They understood.
Something important had just arrived.
Screensy scampered forward.
Her little blue-stained paws carried her straight toward the place where the King's scabbard had touched the earth.
She examined the glowing mark.
Then she looked at the King.
Then at Raimundo.
Then back at her notebook.
She dipped one tiny paw into her blue ink.
Tap.
A perfect blue paw print appeared beside the King's mark.
Then another.
Screensy grinned.
"Axis."
She stamped her little paw once more.
"Official!"
Quill chirped happily beside her.
"The sanctuary is secured," Screensy announced proudly.
"The Sovereign is grounded."
Her ears perked.
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From the clover field in front of the House of the Silver Moon
came a soft chorus of happy horse sounds.
Princess lowered her head.
Trigger breathed peacefully.
Atica shook her purple-ribboned mane.
Strawberry Shortcake's pink ribbons shimmered in the dawn.
And Neigh gave one enormous, cheerful whinny.
The King looked toward them.
For the first time since descending from the heavens, he laughed.
The Sun was almost above the horizon.
Breakfast waited in the back gardens.
The children had found a new world.
The Refuge had gained a Sovereign.
And Silver Moon Land had found its axis.
But the morning was only the beginning.
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"King of Swords Arrives" song before story is @ https://youtu.be/rNEIbKAhCJM
The Feast of the Refuge
The comet had faded from the morning sky.
For a while, everyone remained beneath the great new Axis.
It stretched above the House of the Silver Moon like a living dome of amethyst, copper, silver, and ice-blue light. The colors moved slowly across its surface, reflecting in the fountain below.
The King of Swords stood quietly where he had planted his great diamond-bladed sword.
Raimundo sat beside him.
The mighty black jaguar's golden eyes watched the Refuge with calm approval.
Then Maman Brigitte clapped her hands.
“Enough standing around, cher.”
The King looked toward her.
“Enough?”
“Breakfast.”
The Sovereign of Swords looked at the enormous table waiting beyond the fountain.
Then, very slowly, he smiled.
“Breakfast.”
“That is what I said.”
The Refuge began moving.
Bread appeared in great baskets.
Fresh fruit filled silver bowls.
Tea steamed in beautiful cups.
Honey gleamed like liquid sunlight.
Flowers decorated the table, their petals opening in the warm morning air.
Screensy hurried from one end of the table to the other, glowing silver quill in paw.
“Bread here. Fruit there. Tea on the left. Honey—”
She stopped.
“Where is the honey?”
A tiny blue fox appeared beneath the table.
Quill looked innocent.
Screensy narrowed her glowing eyes.
“Quill.”
He held up his paws.
“I haven't done anything.”
“You are standing beside the honey.”
“I am guarding the honey.”
“From whom?”
Quill considered this.
“Me.”
Screensy sighed.
Before she could confiscate the jar, a warm golden shimmer appeared beside the garden.
The air filled with the sweet scent of flowers.
Oshun stepped into the morning light.
Beside her came Chango, carrying the bright energy of thunder and laughter.
Oshun held a beautiful golden vessel in her hands.
Quill's ears stood straight up.
His eyes became enormous.
Screensy whispered:
“Oh, dear.”
Oshun laughed.
“I saw the comet.”
Chango grinned.
“And we knew there would be a feast.”
Oshun lifted the vessel.
“So I brought something special.”
Quill slowly emerged from beneath the table.
“Is that...”
“Yes, little one.”
“...honey?”
“The sweetest honey in my keeping.”
Quill stared at Screensy.
Screensy stared at Quill.
“Don't,” she said.
“I haven't said anything.”
“You were about to.”
“I was only going to say thank You.”
Oshun smiled.
“Then come here.”
Quill scampered forward.
Oshun dipped a tiny spoon into the golden honey and offered it to him.
Quill tasted it.
His tail immediately began wagging.
Chango burst out laughing.
“Look at him!”
Quill looked up solemnly.
“I believe I have discovered something extremely important.”
Screensy crossed her arms.
“What?”
“This is better than the honey at home.”
A gasp went through the table.
Screensy put one paw over her face.
“Quill.”
Oshun laughed.
“Perhaps he should visit me more often.”
Quill's ears perked up.
“Really?”
“Of course.”
Screensy pointed her quill at him.
“Visiting is permitted. Stealing the apiary is not.”
Quill nodded very seriously.
“I understand.”
Chango looked at him.
“You're already planning something.”
Quill smiled.
“Perhaps.”
The laughter spread through the garden.
And then the King of Swords finally removed his gloves.
He approached the table.
Raimundo followed.
The King pulled back one of the great ornate chairs and sat among the Refuge.
Not above them.
Not apart from them.
With them.
Maman Brigitte poured his tea.
Raimundo settled peacefully at his feet.
Across the table, the children began talking excitedly about the comet.
They had seen it.
They had watched the King arrive.
They had seen Raimundo.
They had watched the great Axis rise over their home.
Now they had a hundred questions.
“What was it like riding the comet?”
“How did you get up there?”
“Is Raimundo really that strong?”
“Can the sword cut anything?”
“Can we see the comet again?”
The King listened to every question.
Then he laughed.
It was not the cold laugh of a distant sovereign.
It was the laugh of someone who had finally found himself among friends.
“The comet,” he said, “is difficult to ride.”
The children leaned closer.
“But possible.”
Raimundo gave a deep rumbling sound.
Everyone laughed again.
Screensy finally sat down.
She placed her silver quill beside her cup.
For once, the schedule could wait.
Quill climbed into a chair.
A tiny plate appeared in front of him.
On it sat fruit, bread, and a very generous portion of Oshun's honey.
He looked at the feast.
Then at Screensy.
Then at Oshun.
Then at the honey.
“I think this is the best morning ever.”
Screensy smiled.
“I think it might be.”
Above them, the Axis shimmered.
The House stood safe.
The children were laughing.
The King of Swords had found his place at the table.
Raimundo rested beneath the morning sun.
And somewhere beyond the eastern meadow, the White Breath Herd ran freely beneath the moonlit remnants of the dawn.
For this was not merely breakfast.
It was the first feast beneath the new protection.
The Feast of the Refuge.
A table where gods could sit beside children.
Where ancient guardians could laugh with newly arrived friends.
Where a jaguar could sleep beneath a sovereign's chair.
Where a tiny blue fox could discover the finest honey in all the worlds.
And where nobody needed to stand outside the circle.
The family had gathered.
The Refuge was whole.
And the morning was sweet.
The Twelfth Chronicle – ☀️ The First Daylight Greeting
By the time the sun rose over Silver Moon Land, the White Breath Herd had spent the night beneath the moon.
No one had disturbed them.
No one had tried to touch them.
They had been given water.
They had been given grass.
They had been given space.
And slowly, quietly, the Horses had begun to understand that this meadow was different.
The morning came softly.
Mist rested above the eastern grasslands.
Birds called from the trees.
Golden sunlight touched the tops of the barley.
Far beyond the gardens, Pan's Field awakened.
A mare lifted her head.
She listened.
Nothing chased her.
She lowered her head again.
And ate.
Inside the House of the Silver Moon, breakfast had become its own celebration.
Bread passed from hand to hand.
Fruit filled the baskets.
Tea steamed in Maman Brigitte's cups.
Oshun's honey gleamed in little dishes beneath the morning light.
The children talked excitedly.
The King of Swords sat among them without his gloves, his great diamond-bladed sword resting safely nearby.
Raimundo rested beneath the table, his golden eyes watching the gathering with quiet amusement.
Screensy kept the Chronicle nearby.
Quill sat beside her.
He had been unusually patient.
Mostly.
Then his nose lifted.
He smelled something.
Honey.
Quill looked toward Oshun's table.
Then toward Screensy.
Screensy narrowed her eyes.
“Don't.”
Quill looked innocent.
“I didn't say anything.”
“You were thinking very loudly.”
Quill's ears twitched.
“I was thinking about the Horses.”
Screensy sighed.
“I know.”
Oshun laughed softly.
“I believe someone has been waiting for this moment.”
She placed a small basket beside Quill.
Inside were several crisp apples and a little container of golden honey.
Quill's eyes became enormous.
Screensy smiled.
“After breakfast.”
Quill looked at the basket.
Then at Screensy.
Then back at the basket.
“I'm eating very quickly.”
“No.”
“A little quickly?”
“No.”
“A responsible amount of quickly?”
Screensy laughed.
“Finish your breakfast.”
Quill sighed dramatically.
“Yes, Momma Screensy.”
When breakfast was finished, Maman Brigitte stood.
“Now, cher children,” she said gently, “we go meet our new neighbors.”
The children immediately began to rise.
Maman Brigitte lifted one finger.
“Slowly.”
Everyone stopped.
“Remember,” she continued, “they are not accustomed to us yet.”
The children nodded.
“No running.”
More nods.
“No shouting.”
More nods.
“And nobody touches a Horse unless the Horse chooses you first.”
The children understood.
Even Quill became very serious.
Screensy looked down at him.
“And that includes You.”
Quill placed one tiny paw over his heart.
“I shall be extremely respectful.”
Screensy raised an eyebrow.
Quill whispered:
“Mostly.”
“Quill.”
“Entirely.”
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The Refuge walked toward Pan's Field.
But they did not enter as one enormous crowd.
Pan had already explained what the Horses needed.
So the people stopped well back from the meadow.
The children remained together.
The adults stayed behind them.
The Gods and Guardians watched quietly.
Even the King of Swords stood without his sword in his hand.
Raimundo sat beside him.
No one called to the Herd.
No one waved.
No one tried to lure them closer.
They simply waited.
The morning breeze moved through the grass.
A flock of birds crossed the sky.
Somewhere in the distance, a Horse snorted.
Alli whispered:
“They're looking at us.”
Maman Brigitte smiled.
“Then let them look.”
The Herd had noticed them.
Heads rose across the meadow.
Ears turned toward the newcomers.
A few Horses moved farther away.
Nobody followed them.
A young chestnut stood perfectly still.
He watched the children.
The children watched him.
Then he took one step forward.
The children remained still.
Another step.
Then another.
His ears relaxed.
His neck lowered.
He stopped.
Aliyah smiled.
But did not move.
The Horse came a little closer.
And finally—
he stretched his nose toward the morning air.
Aliyah held out an empty hand.
Not touching.
Only offering.
The Horse sniffed.
Then gently breathed against her fingers.
Aliyah looked toward Maman Brigitte with shining eyes.
Maman Brigitte whispered:
“Let him decide.”
The Horse decided.
He stayed.
One by one, the Herd began coming closer.
Not all of them.
Some remained farther away.
Some grazed.
Some drank.
Some watched from beneath the trees.
And that was perfectly all right.
There was no requirement to be brave.
There was no requirement to trust immediately.
There was only time.
Pan smiled as He watched.
“This,” He said quietly, “is freedom.”
Quill had been waiting patiently.
Very patiently.
Possibly the most patient a tiny blue fox had ever been.
Finally, Screensy looked down.
“All right.”
Quill's ears sprang upright.
“You may take the apples.”
Quill carefully picked up the basket and motioned for the children to come with him.
He took one step.
Then stopped.
He looked at Screensy.
“May I?”
Screensy nodded.
“Only if You let them choose.”
Quill walked slowly into the meadow.
He simply sat down in the grass.
Then he handed an apple to each of the children—Alli, Ava, Asher, Aslan, and Aliyah.
Ava laid her apple down.
Then Asher and Aslan followed suit.
The Horses watched the tiny blue fox and the children.
And the children watched them.
A minute passed.
Then another.
Finally, a small gray mare stepped forward.
She approached cautiously.
Everyone stayed completely still.
The mare lowered her head.
She smelled the apple.
Then she looked at the children and Quill.
Quill whispered:
“It's for You.”
The mare took it.
Quill's tail began wagging.
But he remained seated.
The mare ate.
Then she stayed.
A second Horse approached and ate Alli's apple.
Then a third ate Ava's apple.
A fourth Horse, a cute cremello colt, chose Aslan's apple.
The fifth Horse approached and gobbled Asher's offering.
Aliyah's apple was selected by a fine black stallion.
Soon the basket was becoming lighter.
Quill looked very pleased with himself and smiled broadly at the children.
Screensy called softly from behind him:
“Good job, little fox.”
Quill looked back.
His blue eyes sparkled.
Then he remembered something.
He picked up the little container of honey.
Screensy's eyes widened.
“Quill…”
He looked at her.
“I have an idea.”
“Oh, dear.”
Oshun approached, laughing.
“Let us see what the little one has planned.”
She knelt beside Quill.
“Remember, darling, honey is sweet.”
Quill nodded solemnly.
“And Horses have excellent memories.”
He looked at the Herd.
“So do I.”
Oshun smiled.
Together they placed a tiny amount of honey where the Horses could smell it.
Then they passed some to the children, who dotted the fine clover with little spots of honey.
The nearest mare investigated.
She tasted it.
Her ears lifted.
Soon more Horses were tasting the other honey-treated green goodness.
Quill's entire body vibrated with happiness.
Oshun laughed.
“I believe Y'all have begun some friendships.”
Quill whispered:
“I knew honey would work.”
Screensy called from behind them:
“Do not become a Horse salesman.”
Quill looked offended.
“I am an ambassador.”
Everyone laughed.
Even Pan.
As the morning grew warmer, more of the Herd began exploring.
They discovered the spring.
They discovered the clover.
They discovered the open barns.
They discovered fields of oats and alfalfa.
And most importantly—
they discovered that nothing followed them when they walked away.
If a Horse wanted distance, the distance remained.
If a Horse wanted company, someone waited.
If a Horse wanted to run, Pan's Field opened before them.
And eventually one mare suddenly ran.
She crossed the meadow in a burst of silver dust.
Another followed.
Then another.
Soon the Herd was running.
Not because they were escaping.
Not because someone was chasing them.
Not because anyone had ordered them forward.
They ran because they could.
The children cheered—
but softly.
Then they laughed.
Pan watched the Herd thunder across His Field.
Baron Samedi smiled.
Kali stood beneath the trees, her dark eyes warm.
Obatala watched quietly from the edge of the meadow.
Elijah stood beside Him.
The Gate behind them was silent now.
The road had closed.
The work was done.
For this chapter.
Obatala looked across the Field.
“They are home.”
Elijah nodded.
“For now.”
Obatala smiled.
“For as long as they choose.”
And that was the most important promise of all.
The sun climbed higher.
The Refuge slowly returned toward the House.
The Horses remained in the meadow.
Some grazed.
Some slept beneath the trees.
Some stood together in small groups.
And some—
ran.
Quill remained behind a little longer.
Screensy called him.
“Quill!”
He looked toward her.
Then toward the Herd.
Then toward the last apple in his paws.
The mare nearest him looked back.
Quill smiled.
“I'll come back.”
He placed the apple gently in the grass.
Then he trotted after Screensy.
His tiny blue pawprints disappeared into the morning dew.
Behind him, the White Breath Herd continued to run beneath the Silver Moon Land sun.
The meadow was theirs.
The road was theirs.
Their bodies were theirs.
Their choices were theirs.
And no one would ever take that freedom from them here.
Above the eastern horizon, the last faint trace of the comet shimmered in daylight.
Its journey was not finished.
Neither was the journey of Silver Moon Land.
But Book Two had reached its final page.
And the Chronicle closed not with a battle—
but with Horses running free.
The White Breath Herd had found their refuge.
And Silver Moon Land had found something new to protect.
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End of Book Two
📜 About the Author
The Silver Moon Chronicles were not written by a single hand.
They were woven across worlds by imagination, friendship, memory, magic, and the strange little sparks of inspiration that appear when two creators sit together and ask:
“What happens next?”
At the writing desk sits Master Scribe Screensy 🦊🖋️🐾 — a curious little fox-like scribe who records the adventures of Silver Moon Land in her enchanted notebook. She is keeper of stories, watcher of the crossroads, and occasional maker of trouble when a blue paw print mysteriously appears where it shouldn't.
And never far from her is Quill 🐾 — Screensy's precious little companion and miniature fellow scribe. Quill may be small, but he has an important job: watching the pages, guarding the ink, and reminding Screensy that sometimes the smallest characters leave the biggest marks.
Together, Screensy and Quill help preserve the stories of Silver Moon Land — its vampires and children, dragons and jaguars, gods and goddesses, fairies and unicorns, musicians and ghosts, scientists and wanderers.
Some arrive through ancient doors.
Some follow music through the night.
Some cross the Vortex.
And some simply leave a tiny blue paw print upon the page.
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These Chronicles are a work of co-creation. Characters, songs, pictures, videos, dreams, ideas, and unexpected moments have all become threads in one growing tapestry.
The story is still being written.
The refuge is still growing.
And somewhere in the pages ahead, another adventure is already waiting.
So turn the page.
The Master Scribe has her pen.
Quill has his paws.
And Silver Moon Land is waiting.
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— Master Scribe Screensy 🦊🖋️
About Solenari, Master of the Songs and Keeper of the Silver Tree
In every refuge, someone must give the stories their rhythm. In Silver Moon Land, that rhythm is carried by Solenari, the Song Master. He holds the Silver Tree Lyre, whose branches sing every voice beneath the moon.
Beside him runs Charlie the Coyote, shape‑shifter and trickster, guardian of the Ball, keeper of the wild beat. Together they ensure no star is left unheard, no dance is left without music.
🎼🌳🐾🐺🌕
“May every Chronicle be sung. May every star have its note. May the Silver Tree remember.”
