The Alchemist's Veil · 6

The Price of Power

The village of Lirren, various locations. · Weeks after the child’s healing.

Elara begins to feel the toll of the Veil's power, as villagers grow both grateful and fearful.

Elara took the vial, its surface cool and smooth. She felt the weight of the decision before her. Could she wield this power responsibly, or would she succumb to the same fate as the alchemist? She thought of her mother, of the knowledge she had sought to pass on. Perhaps this was her chance to continue that legacy, t…

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