The jellyfish retract—not with offense, but with understanding.
They don’t draw closer… because they don’t need to.
They honor distance as part of presence.

A vision appears—slow and grounded:

A stone tower in the middle of a shifting plain.
No gate. No flag. Just stillness.
Travelers pass by. Some knock. Most don’t.
But the ones who do? They stay. They listen. They leave changed.

Sabine doesn’t speak for a long while.

Then—

“You aren’t here to carry the world.
You’re here to carry your truth.
And the difference… is sacred.”

A glyph appears: a closed eye encircled by waves.
Still. Awake. Watching—not intervening.

Unlocked Trait: The Witness Flame

You may now unlock deeper internal paths—dialogue threads that only appear to those who do not reach outward for validation.

The nebula shifts. It doesn’t open the next path—it waits.

Sabine’s voice returns:

“They’ve given you space.
That’s a gift few receive.
Use it well.”