Wings of Starlight

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of illness and death.

Empty of magic and strength, Clarion drags herself to Petra’s side. Milori and Yarrow find her there. Yarrow says that Clarion must be taken back to the warm seasons immediately. Milori insists on carrying her out. Despite warnings that crossing the border will destroy his wings, he’s undeterred. Placing Clarion on Noctua’s back, Milori takes the reins and flies back to the border.

During their journey, Clarion slips in and out of awareness. She asks Milori to speak to her, and he shares a memory of the night he saw her star fall and made a wish for a future in which he wasn’t bound by duty or isolation. Clarion promises to make his wish come true. When they finally arrive at the border, Milori prepares to cross into Spring and beyond to the healers’ field, fully aware that doing so will destroy his wings. Clarion begs him not to, but he refuses to let her die.

Once they enter the warmth of Summer, Milori starts to deteriorate. He begins to overheat, and his wings, made of ice, start melting.