Brenden Christopher Gardner

The Prelude to Darkness Brenden Christopher Gardner

The Great Fate churns once more. A disillusioned young man spurns counsel, choosing to seek wisdom that has long been barred. A knight-captain pledges her sword to righteousness, cleaving apart all who stand in her path. The eldest son of a noble family rises to a seat of piracy. The most unrelenting of warriors breaks against the tides of an age. A fearsome prince bathes in a storm of blood and chaos. Such are the tales the bards have sung. In the comforts of every tavern, the people drink and shout, believing the trials of the realm had come and gone. Yet, it was merely a prelude to what awaits in the dark.