The Mirrorseed Lantern

The Mirrorseed Lantern is lit beside the Lantern Pools when a guest receives protected passage through Lysvar. Its flame reflects differently for hosts and strangers, reminding both that sanctuary is an active promise. The lantern smells of seed oil, warm metal, and river air. Extinguishing it without cause is violence against the Covenant because it breaks not only hospitality but the witness that makes hospitality safe. The custom is old, formal, and costly: once the lantern is lit, someone must answer for the guest's road, wounds, secrets, and danger.