Before the grove became a home,
before the constellation breathed as one,
there was a tear that fell from the Moon.
The Hollow stole what was sacred.
The Moon wept.
And from that grief, Elior was born —
the first Moon Tear, a light meant to heal a wounded world.
But the bridge between realms collapsed.
Corruption rose.
And the First Guardian, shaped to protect him,
could not save him from death.
The Haven gathered the pieces of what remained.
It remade Sylas from a failed vessel.
It shaped Rowan, Aeris, and Elias to be soulbonds.
It sealed Noctis's memories until the time was right.
And when the Moon cried a second time,
Elior returned.
In Book One, the truth awakened.
The bonds aligned.
The constellation formed.
And love — ancient, fierce, and fated —
found its way back to him.
But the First Guardian's grief did not die with him.
It learned to walk.
And now, it is coming.