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Darius is the perfect young nobleman in Aquaria: dazzling at tournaments and honouring fair maidens. But like Aquaria, he has a secret. On the glittering waterways and arched bridges of the city, the wraiths are seen. No one knows where they are from, but everyone believes they're only here to cause evil. Not that Darius believes this. Not since he meets a wraith called Xanthea when they're children. The spirit girl says humans are the evil ones. Boys like him grow up to waste money and deceive a hundred sweethearts. Darius finds it ridiculous and says he'll prove her wrong.
 
But as he grows into a young man he sees that it's not the easiest thing to do. He's the son of Aquaria's wealthiest man, in a city where festivals and frivolity abound. You're meant to show off at duels and commission paintings of ladies. Xanthea's words haunt him as he becomes expert at both.
 
Then the Firestone is discovered -the only mineral able to kill the wraiths. Darius is struck with two choices: keep playing Aquaria's chivalrous flirt or fight for the one person who brings out his true self.All Rights Reserved

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