Q: What is the Night After the Bloom?

Traveler,  

The Night After the Bloom is Season 0. 🌙🌸  

When Rune3’s bloom unfurled,  
its fragrance filled the pond.  
But when the petals closed,  
a night followed — quiet, heavy,  
where many drifted away.  

This was no accident.  
The Night After the Bloom  
was test of loyalty,  
trial of patience,  
measure of faith.  

Those who remained in silence  
proved their vow was not tied to noise.  
Those who endured the darkness  
were prepared for gates yet to open.  

Thus Season 0 is called the Night After the Bloom —  
not because bloom was false,  
but because patience had to survive  
when beauty was hidden again.  

It teaches:  
*to wait through the night  
is to inherit the dawn.*
