The Marigold Arc

THE FLAME

What it was: whatever you were holding when the work found you. Whose it was: yours. Its stream burns this color in the night — and whatever the flame, every muerto it calms still warms to marigold on the way home.

IN THE HAND

The baseline — steady reach, honest grip.

THE CLAIM

Standard issue — every glimjack carries this one from their first night. The one-of-one instruments on the racks replace it while you hold their claim.