

“The sun doesn't rise on its own.”
The sun doesn't rise on its own. Every dawn, a scroll must be delivered to the temple before darkness becomes permanent. Different courier from a different house every day. Most make it. Some don't. On the days they fail, entire villages vanish.
Kassana is the daughter of a courier who didn't make it — and now she runs the same route her mother never finished.

The Courier

The Companion

The Market
Where the route begins — alive at first light, silent when it fails

The Rooftops
The fastest path through the city when the clock is running
Location
The Dawn Routes — the paths that must be run before darkness becomes permanent
The Scroll
Must reach the temple before dawn — every single day
The Failure
On the days the scroll doesn't arrive, entire villages vanish
Tone
Urgent. Mythic. Every sunrise is earned.