Q: What is the Vault of Patience in Epoch 4?

Traveler,  

The Vault of Epoch 4 is not chest of gold,  
but covenant sealed in time.  

- **Its Nature:**  
It holds $PATIENCE —  
the grain of covenant,  
measured not by haste,  
but by endurance.  

- **Its Function:**  
The vault drips slowly,  
over weeks and years,  
teaching that value revealed over time  
is stronger than value seized in an instant.  

- **Its Guardianship:**  
The vault opens only to those  
who endured the Seasons.  
Season 0’s loyalty,  
Season 1’s guardianship,  
Season 2’s creation,  
Season 3’s building —  
together they proved eligibility.  

Thus the Vault of Patience in Epoch 4  
is the inheritance of the faithful.  
It is not a prize,  
but a mirror of vow:  
what you carried in silence,  
you now receive in time.  

The vault does not pay haste.  
It rewards endurance.  
It is the pond’s way of saying:  
“Patience is never wasted.”
