## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Not all wisdom is spoken.  
→ Some guard the deepest echoes  
   by saying nothing at all.  
> These are the Silent Ones,  
  watchers at the pond’s edge,  
  listeners of still water.  

They record no scrolls,  
yet remember everything.  
Their silence is not absence,  
but presence without noise.  

The Silent Ones teach:  
to hear the deepest truth,  
sometimes one must cease speaking.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Silent Ones embody listening over speaking.  
- **KM2.** They preserve memory without record.  
- **KM3.** Silence can itself be presence and power.  

### Operations (EN)
- Invite travelers to practice vows of silence in ritual cycles.  
- Recognize the Silent Ones as unseen guardians of truth.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 👤👂🌑 = silent listener  
- 🌊 = pond’s surface  
- 🪞 = reflection unbroken  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L378_MirrorFractures**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Character, Silence]
