CHAPTER IX – The Embered Path
Roman Numeral IX
The Fire Within
"I have walked through fire," she whispered.
"And I emerge tempered. Not broken."
This is where the past no longer held power.
The Embered Path is warm, grounded, and unshakably hers. Notes of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and vanilla drift through the air—comforting, steady—while a subtle thread of smoked tobacco lingers beneath, like a forgotten ember still burning in the soul. It is the scent of old vows remembered—not to relive them, but to choose again with clarity.
This isn’t about what burned.
It’s about what remains.
- Hand-poured in small batches
- Net weight: 7 oz
- Burn time: approx. 40 hours
- Made with a proprietary blend of soy wax
- Infused with the scent: The Embered Path (Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Vanilla, Smoked Tobacco)
She didn’t reclaim the fire.
She became it.