The Eastern Seal Crisis

Tide

This thread follows Galahad’s investigation of the missing guardian and his efforts to keep Myrkur from breaching Mhuirlan’s protection.

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A Summer Frost A Summer Frost from "Tide". A Summer Frost Warning Signs Galahad Stormcrane finds unnatural frost beyond Spegel’s border despite the summer weather.

A Summer Frost from "Tide". A Summer Frost Warning Signs Galahad Stormcrane finds unnatural frost beyond Spegel’s border despite the summer weather.

A Summer Frost Warning Signs Galahad Stormcrane finds unnatural frost beyond Spegel’s border despite the summer weather. Emerging Danger The anomaly signals that distant enchantments are becoming unstable. His journey to Metern will reveal a second crisis tied to an absent guardian.

A Missing Guardian A Missing Guardian from "Tide". A Missing Guardian The Warning Galahad tells Prince James that Mhuirlan faces attack because the Eastern Seal’s guardian has vanished.

A Missing Guardian from "Tide". A Missing Guardian The Warning Galahad tells Prince James that Mhuirlan faces attack because the Eastern Seal’s guardian has vanished.

A Missing Guardian The Warning Galahad tells Prince James that Mhuirlan faces attack because the Eastern Seal’s guardian has vanished. A Vulnerable Kingdom The prince learns that the seal’s strength depends on a hidden guardian, making the personal mystery a national emergency.

Meira Identified Meira Identified from "Tide". Meira Identified The Discovery Galahad finds Meira alone on the shore and recognizes the rune on her hand as evidence of her guardianship.

Meira Identified from "Tide". Meira Identified The Discovery Galahad finds Meira alone on the shore and recognizes the rune on her hand as evidence of her guardianship.

Meira Identified The Discovery Galahad finds Meira alone on the shore and recognizes the rune on her hand as evidence of her guardianship. The Cost Her human form and silence reveal that the guardian is not merely missing: she has been removed from her post by a dangerous bargain.

The Seal Tested The Seal Tested from "Tide". The Seal Tested A Magical Inspection Galahad tests the underwater seal with Source-light and finds its ring still holding, though its guardian is gone.

The Seal Tested from "Tide". The Seal Tested A Magical Inspection Galahad tests the underwater seal with Source-light and finds its ring still holding, though its guardian is gone.

The Seal Tested A Magical Inspection Galahad tests the underwater seal with Source-light and finds its ring still holding, though its guardian is gone. Temporary Security The test reassures him that disaster is not immediate, but it cannot explain Myrkur’s intentions or repair the weakened protection.

A New Guardian A New Guardian from "Tide". A New Guardian A Risky Rite Galahad enters the sea and transfers the seal’s guardianship to Beatrix and her royal heirs.

A New Guardian from "Tide". A New Guardian A Risky Rite Galahad enters the sea and transfers the seal’s guardianship to Beatrix and her royal heirs.

A New Guardian A Risky Rite Galahad enters the sea and transfers the seal’s guardianship to Beatrix and her royal heirs. A Lasting Settlement The rite protects Mhuirlan beyond Meira’s compromised service, but leaves Galahad to confront Myrkur and the curse still threatening his wife.

At the opening of the story

On Galahad’s arrival at Perlkastel

The evening Galahad searches the beach

After Meira’s identity is revealed

After James and Beatrix’s wedding