The Guiding Lantern
🗓 Review by Oct. 25, 2026 · 28 days left
Two children. One promise. A forest that tests them both.
After losing their home, Soren and Elia set out through the woods in search of a place spoken of only in whispers—a refuge for children with nowhere else to go.
Guided by their mother’s lantern, they follow winding paths deeper into the forest, where hunger, fear, and strange wonders wait beneath the trees. But not every light can be trusted, and not every shelter is safe.
A mythic fairy tale of survival, sibling bonds, and the lights that guide us through the dark, The Guiding Lantern is a standalone tale in the world of Tales of Tessagonia.
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Fantasy
Enchanted Forest
Fairy Tale Retelling
Magical Trials
Sibling Bonds

