She never called herself a hero. When the chieftain offered her a crown, she refused. “I am just the one who walks between,” she said. “And I hear there are other cracks.”
The elders trembled. No Hitovik had attempted the Walk in three centuries. But they had no choice. hitovik
It was then that Elara stood before the council. “The world has developed a splinter,” she said. “I must go into the cracks to pull it out.” She never called herself a hero