At night, when the harbor lamps bend their cones onto the water and the gulls quiet, those who know the old stories trace the invisible line between stone and surf and murmur—sometimes with reverence, sometimes with fear—Elasíd. It is a name that asks a question: do you want to know what the sea keeps? The answer a person gives changes them, or it does not. Either way, the ocean is patient. If you choose to call, it will answer. If you do not, it will keep its counsel until someone less careful asks the same dangerous thing, and the cycle begins anew.