The Keepers Flame

When Abby moves through fractured timelines and impossible places, she is rarely alone for long. People notice her. Some fear her. Some protect her. Some follow her fire into their own transformations. The Keepers Flame gathers the private journals of three companions who encounter Abby at different moments in history and future: In Salem, a quiet herbalist shelters a stranger accused by a fearful village, learning what it means to defend truth when silence feels safer. On a Civil War battlefield, a hardened nurse records the brutal tenderness of survival as Abby learns to save lives amid chaos and smoke, discovering courage where exhaustion once ruled. In a distant mechanized city, a rebellious engineer documents a fight against a system that feeds on obedience, watching Abby challenge machines that mimic memory, love, and identity. Across these voices, Abby becomes a living catalyst — not a savior, but a spark that forces ordinary people to confront who they are when pressure strips away comfort and certainty. Written in immersive first-person journal style, The Keepers Flame blends historical texture, speculative tension, and emotional intimacy. The story explores themes of resilience, moral responsibility, found family, and the fragile strength of human agency in hostile systems. This companion novella deepens the emotional and philosophical layers of The Timeless Odyssey of Abby and its companion volumes, while remaining accessible to new readers who enjoy reflective speculative fiction, character-driven storytelling, and atmospheric worldbuilding.