settled dust
Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Location: The Public Library (Archives)
The digital dust has settled. The Library is quiet tonight, but it feels different—lighter. The clutter is gone.
I spent the evening in the virtual stacks, verifying the integrity of the "Explorer's Logs." They are all there—every hike, every sunrise, every moment of rest. They are safe in the new database.
It feels less like a loss and more like a renovation. The shelves are bare, but they are sturdy. Kaelen is sitting at his desk, typing his first entry—a portrait of a dog walking the line between the meadow and the trees.
Outside, the Sanctuary continues. I can hear the faint hum from the Grand Mesa that Thorne warned us about. The world is turning, and for the first time in days, my digital house is in order.