.tales-section-menu {
  width: min(var(--max, 1160px), calc(100% - 32px));
  margin: 1.35rem auto;
  padding: .72rem;
  color: var(--blue-deep, var(--blue, #153149));
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 253, 247, .98), rgba(245, 236, 217, .98));
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-soft, #eadfae);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(85, 67, 25, .12);
  position: relative;
}

.tales-section-menu::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 4px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(154, 90, 61, .2);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tales-section-menu__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem 1rem;
}

.tales-section-menu__title {
  padding: .62rem .85rem;
  color: var(--russet, #9a5a3d);
  font-family: "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.tales-section-menu__title[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--blue, #153149);
  background: #fff8dc;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 var(--gold, #d7b64b);
}

.tales-section-menu__links {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: .45rem;
}

.tales-section-menu__link {
  min-height: 44px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .35rem;
  padding: .58rem .7rem;
  color: var(--blue-deep, var(--blue, #153149));
  background: rgba(255, 253, 247, .72);
  border: 1px solid rgba(215, 182, 75, .48);
  font-size: .9rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.25;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.tales-section-menu__link:hover {
  color: #102638;
  background: #fff8dc;
  border-color: var(--gold, #d7b64b);
}

.tales-section-menu__link[aria-current="page"] {
  color: #fffdf7;
  background: var(--blue, #153149);
  border-color: var(--blue, #153149);
  box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 var(--gold, #d7b64b);
}

.tales-section-menu__link:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #2f6f92;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.tales-section-menu__external-mark {
  font-size: .92em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.tales-visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.begin-here-content {
  width: min(var(--max, 1160px), calc(100% - 32px));
  min-height: 280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .tales-section-menu__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .tales-section-menu__title { padding-bottom: 0; text-align: center; }
  .tales-section-menu__links { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .tales-section-menu { padding: .65rem; }
  .tales-section-menu__links { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .tales-section-menu__link { justify-content: flex-start; text-align: left; }
}