🗿 Guardian Awakened!
Maximilian the Watchful
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris • 1345 AD
"I have watched over Paris for 678 years. I saw the revolution unfold below,
witnessed kings fall and empires rise. Children pointed at me in wonder,
lovers met beneath my shadow, and soldiers marched past my stone eyes.
I remember when the cathedral bells first rang—my stones vibrated with joy,
and I knew I would守护 this sacred place forever. Come, step through my portal,
and see the Paris of 1345, the year I was carved..."