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THE FALSE GRANDFATHER
The words hit the room like a noise."The voice that says it is your grandfather... It is not Aster."Aria's hand got tighter around the whistle that was hidden under her coat.She felt like Adrian could be lying to her.Then she remembered something.Aster had been kind to her.He had been patient.The voice that was under the mountain...It sounded like it was hungry.It sounded like it wanted to own her.The words it said sounded nice at first.Deep down they were cold.Aria turned around to face Adrian."If you are trying to trick me""I am not."He stopped her away."I have tricked a lot of people in my life."". This is not one of those times."Selene crossed her arms."Then tell us what is going on."Adrian looked at the stairs that went down into the dark."The First Architect locked something under the River.""We all know that."". People made a mistake when they wrote about it.""They thought the prisoner died."Caelan's face got darker."He did not."Adrian shook his head.
LIAM'S LAST GIFT
Aria stared at the whistle.The world around her just disappeared.She did not see the library.She did not hear the river.All she saw was the piece of carved wood resting in Caelan's weathered hands.The pine scent reached her before she even touched it.It smelled fresh and familiar.Liam had always said that he liked to finish every whistle with resin because it makes them sound happier.A memory came to her mind.She was fourteen years old.Liam was nine years old.He had given her his carved whistle.It was not perfect. The edges were uneven and crooked.He had said it did not sound very good.She had told him it sounded perfect even though it barely made a sound.From that day on he never stopped carving.Arias' eyes filled with tears.She reached out with trembling fingers to touch the whistle.The moment she touched it a sharp warmth spread through her hand.It was not painful. It was familiar like someone squeezing her fingers.She closed her eyes."Liam..." she said.A soft
THE VOICE BELOW
Aria said "Liam" out loud.Her voice bounced off the walls in the room.There was no answer.All Aria could hear was water dripping down the stairs.Her heart was beating fast.She knew that voice.She remembered every laugh they shared, every fight, every promise whispered in secret.Aria was sure it was him."It was him," she said."It had to be," she added.The Memory Keeper frowned."I heard it too," she said.Gideon looked at the stairs."That's not possible," he said."Liam is dead," Selene said quietly."Maybe" Aria said."But the river does not treat death like we do," she added.Aria turned to her."What does that mean?" she asked.Before Selene could answer Adrian spoke up."The River remembers everyone who touched it," he said."It keeps echoing fragments," he added."Sometimes more than fragments," he said.Rowan stood in front of Aria."So that was not Liam," he said."No," Adrian said."But it was something that belonged to him," he added.Aria looked at the stairs again
THE BLOODLINE OF THE ARCHITECT
A single word echoed through every corner of the library."Granddaughter."Aria's mind went blank. She stared at the river. She could not process what she had just heard."No..."It escaped her lips as more than a breath."That's impossible."The mountain rumbled again. The voice did not return. It had spoken once. It did not need to repeat itself.Everyone around her stood frozen. Rowan looked from Aria to the river. Then he looked at Selene."What did it mean?" he asked.No one answered. Selene had gone deathly pale. Her eyes were fixed on the river. The Memory Keeper slowly lowered her head."So... It remembers."Adrian took a step toward Aria. For the time since she had known him he looked genuinely shaken."He called you granddaughter, " he said."I heard him, " Aria replied sharply. "I do not understand it either."Adrian was not listening. His thoughts were racing. Pieces of a puzzle he had spent decades assembling were suddenly falling into place."So that was Elias's secret..
THE AWAKENING
The words were still echoing through the library."I am awake."It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.Even the River of Memory seemed to have stopped moving.Then the mountain started to make a noise.It was coming from inside the earth, old rocks moving against each other.Dust was falling from the ceiling. Some shelves fell down with a really loud crash.Nobody moved.Nobody dared to move.Aria looked at the river.The water was still moving backward. It was moving faster now.It was like something was pulling it from underneath the mountain.The Memory Keeper closed her eyes."It has started."Rowan stood next to Aria. He already had his sword out."Who said that?"The Memory Keeper opened her eyes slowly."The First Architect."Nobody knew what that meant."The First Architect?" Nyra said again.Elara answered before the Memory Keeper could."He is the one who built this place.""The first Memory Keeper?" Lucien asked."No, " Elara said."He was here before the Memory Keepers
THE LAST PAGE
The room was really quiet. Nobody moved. It was like nobody was even breathing. Aria looked at the words on the top of the page. If Adrian is present, burn this letter immediately. She slowly looked up. Adrian did not look calm anymore. For a moment he looked unsure.. Then he was okay again."Don't be foolish, " he said."Elias was afraid.""He thought being careful was the same as being wise."Selene went closer to Aria."Hes lying.""Burn it."Adrian looked at her sharply."If you destroy it...""...you will never know what is true."Gideon did not believe him."The only truth you told us was not true."Adrian did not listen to him. He kept looking at Aria."You have been looking for answers your whole life.""They are right in front of you.""Do not throw them away just because someone else is scared."Rowan leaned towards Aria without looking from the Serpent Circle."You do not have to decide by yourself."Aria looked at the letter. It was written by her father. His last message.
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