A novel of choice, resolve, and the will to go on
By: Hile of Cendomvita
Edited by: Famous Person
We cannot prevent every betrayal
What does it take to move forward when you can’t see the path ahead?What do we choose to trust when there is no clear way through?
Sometimes we must make new paths in betrayal’s wake
Reader Advisory
This story contains scenes of intense violence against men, women, and children. Its contents and themes are intended for mature audiences (18+). Reader discretion is advised.Follow the broken path
Broken Path, Unbroken Will Page Map
Teaser
Phine and Elgyon reunite in the wilderness of Eslading, among the few who have witnessed the Ravens’ work firsthand. Smoke clings to memory. Roads empty under fear. With Grimm, they carry that knowledge back toward Eslading, moving quietly through contested ground and evading betrayal and pursuit long enough to speak.
The Ravens’ influence arrives before they do. Whispers outrun truth. Their warning meets suspicion, denial, assassination, and suicide, not as isolated acts, but as evidence of a collapse already in motion. Leaders choose self-preservation. Institutions fracture under pressure instead of holding. Each attempt to speak clearly invites distortion. Each effort to act decisively draws divided loyalties into open conflict.
Truth bends, and reality follows. Political calculation replaces moral judgment. Social bonds thin under fear. What once seemed unthinkable becomes negotiable, then routine. The path forward splinters beneath layers of betrayal, public and private, deliberate and instinctive. Survival no longer asks who is right. It asks who remains.
As Eslading turns inward, Phine and Elgyon face a reckoning of their own. Knowledge carries weight. Silence carries consequence. Action demands resolve without assurance, and choice arrives stripped of certainty. No outcome promises preservation. Each only offers endurance.
This record follows what holds as the path breaks. It traces what persists when structures fail, alliances dissolve, and belief proves fragile. What remains is not triumph or clarity. What remains is will, carried forward when there is nothing left to rely on, and no guarantee that standing will matter.
Character Types
Architects and Adversaries (Primary)
These are characters who appear briefly or are referenced in dialogue, letters, memories, or historical accounts. They help to populate the world, provide context, or influence the story indirectly. While they may not take part in major scenes, their named existence provides richness to the scenes in which they are mentioned.
Supporting Figures (Secondary)
These are the central figures who drive the story forward. They are deeply involved in the major conflicts, themes, and emotional arcs of the narrative. Most chapters will follow or reference one or more of them directly, and their choices often shape the world around them.
Notable Mentions (Mentioned Characters)
These are characters who appear briefly or are referenced in dialogue, letters, memories, or historical accounts. They help to populate the world, provide context, or influence the story indirectly. While they may not take part in major scenes, their named existence provides richness to the scenes in which they are mentioned.
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As The Vidoran Crisis Closes, a New Saga Begins. Follow Hile’s Family as they begin their new lives as Eslading’s Exiles in Forging a Resistance.
