What if the forest was wrong?

Maeve was born to uphold the Pact—a sacred balance that binds spirit, root, and flame in harmony. Trained as a Spiral-bearer, she was taught that every breath of the forest spoke truth, and every thread of magic was part of a perfect cycle.

But when her Spiral fractures and a forgotten voice calls her Ashmother, Maeve begins to unravel a truth buried beneath the Pact itself.

Aided by Kael, an exile marked by flame and shadow, Maeve discovers the existence of a Mirror Spiral—a living, breathing force that does not demand obedience, but offers a question the forest fears to answer:

What if balance isn't the goal? What if it's the cage?

As old thrones crack and spirits choose new paths, Maeve must decide whether to preserve a tradition built on silence—or plant a seed that might awaken something dangerously free.