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The Hearthkeeper's Daughter - A Story of Those Who Stay

Ep. 461

In the cozy village of Coppervale, a young hearthkeeper named Wren sets out on a quiet hero's journey to carry a live ember through ancient forest and up into the open hills to relight a beacon that has gone dark. A gentle fantasy of tended flames, patient creatures, and the particular kind of devotion that stays long after anyone has stopped asking it to.

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