In a valley where forgotten gods take root like seeds, an orchard-keeper tends trees that grow from divine bones. When a nameless god sprouts in her orchard — one that even the celestial records have erased — she must decide whether to nurture it or destroy it before it remembers what it once was.
Mei Lin tends the Orchard of Echoes, a valley where the bones of forgotten gods take root and grow into strange, fruit-bearing trees. The villagers leave offerings at the oldest trees, hoping the dormant divinity within will bless their harvest. It's quiet, honest work — until a new tree sprouts overnight, one that bears no fruit but whispers in a language Mei Lin almost understands. The celestial bureaucracy has no record of this god. The older orchard-keepers refuse to approach it. And the tree is growing faster than any god should. As Mei Lin draws closer, she discovers this nameless deity isn't forgotten — it was deliberately erased. And the powers that erased it would rather see it die than remember what it knew.
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