“Echoes in the White Mist”

"Echoes in the White Haze" In the heart of Galicia, where the haze clings to the slopes of the Sierra de Ancares and the ancient pallozas of O Cebreiro seem to defy time, the life of herbalist Bran Pardo is as monotonous as the flow of the Camino de Santiago. But his tranquility is shattered by the discovery of an old man's blood-drained body in the chapel of Santa María, his chest carved with blackened runes.
This gruesome event is no isolated incident; a wave of murders bearing the same infernal mark unleashes a panic that resurrects forgotten legends. Bran, a man of the earth and its knowledge, is dragged into the center of the horror when the dying man gives him a runic coin that triggers vivid and terrifying visions: fragments of an ancient past that don't belong to him, but that resonate with his own lineage. The arrival of Maeve Valdés, a fearless historian from Santiago de Compostela obsessed with Galicia's hidden folklore and the disappearance of her own father, confirms that the threat transcends the mundane.
Together, Bran and Maeve embark on a dangerous quest for answers, venturing deep into the wild heart of Ancares. There, among forgotten ruins and ancient forests, they discover a stone codex that reveals the secrets of an old Celtic brotherhood and a dark ritual that has returned to sow chaos. The conspiracy thickens with the appearance of an unexpected ally, Abbot Fray Telmo of the Monastery of Samos, whose faith is mixed with forbidden knowledge, casting doubt on his true loyalties.
As Bran's visions become uncontrollable and the killer's identity takes shape as someone with a blood debt to the past, the duo must face the truth of their own lineages. The climax erupts in an ancient megalithic stone circle, where Bran and Maeve will fight not only for their lives, but for the soul of O Cebreiro, unveiling sacrifices and truths that will forever mark their destiny. Victory will come stained with scars, leaving the town and its protectors at the mercy of the past's echo that whispers names in the unending Galician haze.