An Echo of Things to Come

And it is what this world may become if he succeeds.” Caeden hesitated, then grasped Asar’s hand, letting the white-bearded man haul him back into his chair. “There was …” He trailed off, shuddering. Caeden finds himself in Res Kartha, where a man seemingly made of fire—Garadis ru Dagen, one of the Lyth—reveals that Caeden wiped his own memory, setting this series of events into motion in order to fulfill the terms of a bargain between the Lyth and someone called Andrael. He smiled, even the darkness of his vision temporarily receding as they began to talk about organizing horses, provisions, and everything else that they would need for the journey. Finally reaching the top, she moved past Scyner’s still-prostrate form, every muscle tensing as she stepped into the darkness of the pavilion.