Morning arrived with quiet certainty.
The lantern was already awake.
Not because it never slept.
Because someone always needed a light before dawn.
The emotional resonance spread gently across every connected world.
The ancient tree rustled.
The silver bridge shimmered.
The forests beyond the forgotten realm answered with leaves of gold and silver.
Nothing seemed unusual.
Until the blank page disappeared.
The traveler blinked.
The empty page that the child had given them the previous evening—
Was gone.
Not torn.
Not stolen.
Simply…
Gone.
The emotional resonance paused.
The traveler searched beneath the ancient tree.
Inside the flower box.
Beside the successful bench.
Near the lantern.
Nothing.
The Island immediately produced a golden leaf.
PAGE STATUS:
MISSING.
The lantern sighed.
"…Thank you."
The Wonder Fair laughed quietly.
Because some things never changed.
Echo walked toward the traveler.
"…Did you lose it?"
"I… don't think so."
