Metal Pillar in the Village Pathway

A plain metal pillar standing in the open village pathway, its bare surface catching whatever light filters through the dwellings. It offers minimal structure, simply marking space without adornment—neither ornate like Castrovalva’s granite colonnades nor monumental like Sarn’s stone sentinels. To Glitz and Dibber, it registers as one more obstacle in their tense procession toward Katryca’s hut.