By: Varric Tethras (These chapters are codex entries that can be found in various places throughout Dragon Age: Inquisition. Please note that I do not own any of this story, I just wanted to put it all together for those who wanted to read. Enjoy. All credit to Bioware and it's rightful owners.)

When invading armies to the East began conquering and slaughtering the people, the King's Riders, an elite fighting force who ride intelligent, Bonded horses, are magically bound to the Shadows to give them an edge. They get an edge, all right: they can travel through the Shadows at incredible speeds, attack without the risk of injury, and even communicate across vast distances. But when they lose their humanity to the Shadows and become a force for evil, there's only one way to stop them - the last Rider standing has to go in after them. Can he resist the pull of the Shadows long enough to destroy what remains of his brothers?

Lydia Hartford is the youngest daughter of a wealthy merchant. When her father's fortunes crash and they are forced to move to the middle of nowhere, she begins having dreams of a mysterious man that seem too real to be normal. With the help of her mother's book of spells, she begins to unravel the dangerous secret behind Briarwood Cottage - but will it be in time?