Hajin halted the convoy at Alder's final mapped boundary marker before anyone entered the unmapped wildlands beyond it.
Eirwen recorded the last verified landmark before allowing the scouts to range ahead of the civilian wagons.
An ancient boundary marker rose through the dew-drenched grass, marking the exact geographic limit where royal cartographers ceased their official surveys centuries ago.
The weathered monolith displayed deep administrative engravings along its southern face, while its northern expanse remained entirely smooth and uncarved by mortal hands.
Princess Didi stood beside the boundary marker with five luminous frost Shards revolving quietly above her travel cloak.
Her left glove remained split across the palm, revealing the tender, reddened flesh earned from absorbing the seed vault backlash.
Three unassigned stat points shimmered softly within her peripheral interface, waiting for deliberate allocation into her foundational matrix.
