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Chapter 24: Time’s Tapestry – The Childhood Oath

“I’ll always protect you, Tristan!” Young Evelyn’s voice rang clear, her twelve-year-old hands carving a rosewood charm, its edges rough under her knife. The Rosehaven garden bloomed around them, the air sweet with honeysuckle and warm grass, sunlight glinting off her auburn braids. Evelyn’s rune...