Netherese

Gardens Beneath the Bells

Every bell in the garden rings for a flower that blooms only once.

The sea is empty below its surface, and towers hang inside it like bells.

Glass towers grow from ash fields and remember every fire that made them.

Huge bells made from ancient bones ring only for cities that have not been founded yet.

Mages gather storms in glass reservoirs and sell weather to desert towns.

Every clock shows a different time because each quarter lives in its own past.

The last free wind is sealed in the fortress, and silence never fully arrives.

The sea reflects the sky with a one-day delay, helping sailors predict storms before they are born.