Dust on the path, jam on a chin, and the stubborn gravity of a boy who won't be steered.

This chapter tastes like warm bread and exasperation — a sun-drenched day spent trying to build something for someone who hasn't yet learned to want it built. Underneath the laughter and the sticky fingers, a quieter question: how long can you keep shaping a life before the world starts shaping it for you?

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Narrated by Rebecca Hasler.

Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed.

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