The Garden Recovery

The Angelic Garden existed in a space designed specifically for students who had just discovered that infinite knowledge required finite patience and that intellectual ambition could sometimes exceed intellectual capacity. Ancient trees that had never known autumn spread their branches over pools that reflected not just light but understanding, while pathways made of crystallised starlight provided gentle illumination that adapted to each visitor’s emotional needs—currently, in Arael’s case, a soft, forgiving glow that suggested “well, that could have gone worse.”