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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: The Guardian’s Pact

Determined to reclaim her family's land and erase their shame, Amina ventures into the Irunmole Woods, guided by dreams and the pendant's glow. There, she meets Eledan, a fox-like spirit with golden antlers and eyes like lanterns. He tells her that long ago, her bloodline helped seal a great darkness, and the land was blessed with fertility in return. But the blessing was tied to truth and stewardship.

Because her parents took a loan from Oba Durojaiye, a greedy village chief who traffics in soul-debt magic, the pact was broken. Her family's debt was no longer financial—it was spiritual. That's why the farm withered and the fire claimed her home.

To free herself, Amina must find and return three ancestral tokens hidden across the valley—each tied to the land, the waters, and the sky.

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