O. Park

In a world remade by catastrophe, where the old certainties have burned away and survival depends on tending rather than taking, Mira moves through the Threadlands gathering what the land offers—seeds, songs, stories—while the weight of the Spiral Token and the ghosts of those who came before pull at every choice. Around her, a ragged circle holds: Reva reading plants like prophecy, Kellen whispering "bring back seeds," Ilya's hard certainty that some costs cannot be unmade, and Sorren's warning that empire always hungers to return. In the greening dark, care becomes resistance, and the question is not who will wield power—but whether power can be refused.