Chapter 2: Guardians of the Veil
Mirelda and The Grove Beyond the Veil
The Grove Beyond the Veil - A sacred threshold within the cosmology of the Sky-Veil, The Grove Beyond the Veil is the quiet resting place where Mirelda dwells. It is not a destination one reaches, but a sanctuary into which the soul is received. It exists beyond striving, beyond explanation—a hidden region of stillness, grace, and contemplative presence.
She is not a call, but the place where the calling rests.
There is a place past the breath of flame,
beyond the valley where Caelia guides us,
where light slows and sound softens.
There, among stone and leaf and unmeasured silence,
Mirelda waits.
She calls.
She seeks.
She receives.
In the cosmology of the Sky-Veil, Mirelda is not the journey, but its repose—not the trail, but its fruition. Where Caelia bears the silent fire that compels the soul to rise, Mirelda holds the stillness that welcomes the soul home. She summons. She welcomes. Along the path we walk with Caelia, she lights the way to our destination—though unseen. She gathers its embers and keeps them warm.
Mirelda dwells in the Grove Beyond the Veil—a sacred ground unreachable by force or reason. It cannot be mapped. It must be received. It is the place one does not arrive at, but is received into. To be near Mirelda is to be gathered. To be heard without speech. To be known not for what one carries, but for what one has set down.
Some say she came from across the sea.
Others say she stepped from time itself.
But those who have found themselves in the Grove—
not by seeking, but by surrender—know this:
she holds the chalice.
This chalice is not ornamented.
It bears no jewels, no inscriptions.
Like Caelia’s banner, it is empty of symbols and full of presence.
To drink from it is to remember what silence tastes like.
It is to feel the final burden lifted—not by answer, but by love.
Mirelda speaks, but rarely. When she does, her voice is not heard in the ear but in the softness beneath the breath. She does not offer instruction. She opens remembrance. The soul receives meaning from her. It sits beside her and learns how to breathe again.
In the world of the Sky-Veil, Mirelda is the end that was always at the beginning of the journey with Caelia. She is the place behind the veil where the story ceases to be told and begins to be lived. She does not explain Caelia’s mission. She fulfills it.
You do not find her.
You are drawn to her.
You do not understand her.
You rest in her.
This is Mirelda.
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There is a place beyond the breath of flame Beyond the valley where Caelia came Among stone where light slows, sound softens, grieves Mirelda waits. She calls. She seeks. Receives Mirelda dwells in sacred ground beyond It cannot be mapped, just received to bond It is the place one is received into To be near Mirelda is to be you Some say she came from across the blue sea Others say she stepped from time, mystery Mirelda is the end of trails in peace The place behind the Veil where stories cease You do not find her. You are drawn to her You do not understand. You rest in her This is Mirelda, setting sea to sail This is Mirelda, world of the Sky-Veil
Caelia & Mirelda: Guardians of the Veil is a mythopoetic companion series to The Sky-Veil, written by Walter Emerson Adams in collaboration with ChatGPT, based on his original mythic cosmology. It explores the twin presences of Caelia and Mirelda—two symbolic figures who illuminate the soul’s passage through mystery, silence, and transformation. Caelia walks as fire, Mirelda waits as stillness. Together, they form the living threshold of the Sky-Veil.
All narrative content, characters, and cosmology remain solely the creation and vision of the author.