“Then we crash. And in the crash report, we write: ‘We mattered.’ ”
“The High Ones aren’t demons, Jespar. They aren’t gods or ancient evils.” She laughed—a dry, terrible sound. “They are patch notes . Corrections to a story that keeps breaking. Every cycle, someone finds a loophole. Every cycle, the game updates. v1.1.9 fixed the infinite gold exploit in the Undercity. v1.3.4 removed the ability to save Sirius. And v2.0.20…” Enderal Forgotten Stories v2.0.20
Jespar raised an eyebrow. “That’s a strange incantation. Some lost Nehrimian spell?” “Then we crash