The Return of the White Lion

Recovered fragments, scribe unknown. Sections missing.

“…the Lion does not sleep—
it waits.”

Scholars dispute the phrase. Some call it metaphor, others—prophecy. The records are… incomplete.

Shattered Accounts

• “…beneath the capital… not quake of earth, but turning of the beast… ribs like towers… breath like winter across steel…”
• “…first emperor… demanded Shen swear… none may bear more than one… crown to silence the roar… lest the Lion walk again…”
• “…bone, claw, horn, crown, step… not heirlooms… pieces carved from the White itself… five to restore… five to…” the parchment breaks here
• “…born beneath the season’s single sun… eyes as the lion’s… tongue none may silence… to rule, or to ruin…”
• “…chains of the Lion… chains of the Keeper… one loosens, the other…” illegible

Closing Fragment

“…elders deny… silence is louder… the Lion does not sleep… it waits… it waits…”