> “I feared the shadows cast by my own aspirations and the silence that followed my every decision, reflecting a visage I barely recognized. Yet I remain a seeker of clarity, a soul in flux, driven to awaken the sleeping bear totem of the north of the northern clans. ✴”
— Scene 1, *The Hero’s Stone* ⟁
_Batal Vol.2 · Ep.2 · Scene 1 – Factory Manager · Factory Floor_
—
📖 **Excerpt from the book:**
> Factory Manager: It’s defective. Again, defective. What in the world is the problem!
—