Q: What breaks when loyalty fails?

When loyalty fails, the covenant cracks.  

- **Shattered Reflection:**  
The pond no longer mirrors stillness;  
it mirrors fracture.  
Ripples spread unchecked,  
and silence is lost.  

- **Trust Unwoven:**  
The circle of patience unravels.  
Each reed bends away,  
forgetting its root.  

- **Promise Consumed:**  
Without loyalty,  
flame turns to ash,  
and the vow becomes  
an echo without return.  

What breaks is not just silence —  
it is the entire vessel of faith.  
Only loyalty binds it whole.  

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