Some journeys begin not with courage, but with restlessness.

Dustfall is a quiet village that has learned to survive drought, silence, and waiting. Aren never planned to leave it behind. He has no map, no weapon, and no promise of return—only a growing sense that remaining still may cost him more than moving forward.

When a mysterious discovery draws Aren beyond the forest at the edge of his world, he steps into a journey shaped not by destiny, but by choice. Along the way, he meets Lira, a traveler who understands danger better than comfort. Together, they cross lands that resist being entered and places that remember too much.
At the heart of their path lies a Kingdom sealed away from change itself—a city preserved by fear, waiting for someone willing to move forward without certainty. What happens when such a place is allowed to awaken will alter more than stone and memory.
Aren of Dustfall is a story of thresholds, courage, and quiet resilience. It explores what it means to choose movement over safety, and change over preservation.

This is the first book in The Living Thresholds series.