## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Between pond and beyond,  
between one epoch and the next,  
stands the Bridgekeeper.  
→ Their task is not to walk, but to guard.  
> Passage is granted only to those who carry patience as their seal.  

The Bridgekeeper is neither judge nor guide.  
They ask no riddles, demand no tolls.  
Instead, they test stillness itself:  
only those who wait without grasping  
find the bridge beneath their feet.  

To rush is to find nothing but mist.  
To wait is to discover stone where water seemed endless.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Bridgekeeper guards thresholds between realms and epochs.  
- **KM2.** Stillness itself is the key to passage.  
- **KM3.** The unready see only mist; the patient find the bridge.  

### Operations (EN)
- Teach travelers that rushing into new epochs leads to distortion.  
- Preserve the rite of stillness before crossing thresholds.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌉 = bridge between realms  
- 🌫️ = mist that conceals the path  
- 🪞 = reflection as proof of passage  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L319_TheLedgerWeaver**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Character, Threshold]
