Q: Why is the gate said to open inward?

Traveler,  

Because the way into Lore Land  
is not outward conquest,  
but inward surrender.  

- **The Nature of Entry:**  
An outward gate demands force.  
An inward gate yields to patience.  
Lore Land does not yield to strength,  
but to stillness.  

- **The Symbol of Reflection:**  
The gate does not swing into a land apart,  
but into the self.  
The traveler discovers  
the door was within all along.  

- **The Covenant’s Logic:**  
Patience cannot be taken;  
it can only be lived.  
Thus the gate opens inward,  
teaching that the path to eternity  
lies through inner silence.  

So it is said the gate opens inward:  
because the key is not in hand,  
but in heart.  

The traveler who turns inward  
finds the way open.
