Iasaimini -

"Why do you cry?" Iasaimini whispered.

And the river never ran dry again.

The serpent raised its heavy head. "Because the villagers forgot the old promise. They took the Springstone’s water but never thanked the earth. So the stone closed its heart. And now it is dying." iasaimini

That night, as the village slept under a starless sky, Iasaimini heard something new in the dawn hum: a soft, weeping note, like a child’s sob tangled in the earth’s voice. She understood. The Springstone wasn't lost—it was grieving . "Why do you cry