The Great | Protector

To the children, it was a legend. To the elders, it was a reminder of a forgotten debt.

The village was safe, but the statue was stone once more. Kael realized then that the Protector wasn't a god or a machine; it was a sentry. And as long as the bronze heart remained, Aethelgard would never truly be alone in the dark. The Great Protector

The sound of stone grinding on stone was louder than thunder. The Great Protector shifted its weight, a movement that caused a localized earthquake, sending snow cascading down the slopes in massive avalanches that buried the shadow-beasts. To the children, it was a legend