***This is a companion novella to The Age of Alandria series best read after Veiled Shadows*** Everyone has a story, and Daegan's began with darkness... As a child, Daegan Waethn#65533; witnessed the murder of both his parents. He buried the tragedy in the past, desperate to forget, but the past seems to be haunting him from the Beyond. Now he is an Elite in the royal guard for the Paladin, the rulers of Fera#65533;nmar. A loyal Ferrishyn Faerie warrior, he battles the darkness that is once again stirring in Alandria. Things are not what they seem in Alandria, and Daegan must find light before the darkness consumes himself and all he cares about. Against his will, the darkness is using him to destroy his own people. Daegan is determined to fight it with all that he is, but will it be too late? And if he can't stop it, who will he hurt next?