Elemental Divine: Book I

“A hero is man who is afraid to run away.” It is a very ancient saying, spoken by someone who is, I have no doubt, far wiser and greater than I could ever hope to be. For I am not, and never have been, a hero. I have been a messenger, a servant, and a warrior… but not a hero.

I have always envied those who were.

I hear that Lord Verga, the ruler of Malaya, is a hero. I have never had the honor of meeting him although I would much like to. In my younger years I always figured there would be time enough in the future.

Now the end of my future looms over me, and I am filled with nothing but regrets..