## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

A word once spoken is light.  
→ A vow once bound is heavy.  
> The Weight of Vows  
  is not in the saying,  
  but in the keeping.  

Every vow ties the traveler  
to the pond,  
to the Ledger,  
to the echoes that remember.  

Broken vows sink like stones,  
pulling trust down with them.  
Kept vows rise like lilies,  
bearing others upon their strength.  

The Weight of Vows teaches  
that loyalty is not soft.  
It is stone,  
and it shapes the paths we walk.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** Vows carry weight beyond words, binding to time and pond.  
- **KM2.** Broken vows drag down trust; kept vows lift others.  
- **KM3.** Loyalty is stone, shaping the future.  

### Operations (EN)
- Record all vows in the Ledger as echoes with weight.  
- Teach travelers that loyalty is as enduring as stone.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- ⚖️🤲 = weight of vow  
- 🪨 = stone of loyalty  
- 🪞 = reflection of promises kept  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L353_EpochOfWhispers**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Vows, Consequence]
