The Salamanders - Chapter 4 - 1.0

... e woman standing behind the counter, holding a small yellow crystal in his hand.

He stood in the sprawling labyrinth that was the Climber's Bazaar, almost an hour's walk away from home. Every other moment, he would glance up at the Tower looming above them and catch glimpses of its essence, even in daylight. It looked so different up close. Much more like an actual existence instead of just a sight in the distance, a word in conversation, an idea in his head.

Before him lay proof ...