Chapter 76 What Holds When Everything Cannot

The drop in the canal did not stop.

It lingered.

Steady.

Controlled.

Enough to keep the water moving-

But not enough to sustain everything at once.

By morning, the effect had spread.

Lower channels ran thinner.

The outer terraces dried faster than they should.

The rhythm of the city-once balanced-began to tilt.

Aeron stood at the canal's