Dark the Winter
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Ongoing3h 28m
Last published Sun, Feb 21, 2021
Far, far away on the world, Arklight, the ancient power of the wayfarers lies dormant. Hidden in plain sight, Cecily and Isaac travel with a circus practising this power, desperate to keep their waning way of life alive. For the wayfarers are being taken for reasons unknown and it's all the pair can do to stay ahead of the forces determined to take them.
Across the sea, in the land of Keyhaven, a new form of clean energy brings together two nations, but forces are on the move, the city is under siege. Alana, a knight of the icy Crescent, and Kal, a librarian in the great Keyhaven library become embroiled in a plot to destabilise the world. And all the while, it seems to revolve around the secrets of the wayfarers most believe to be dead.
Worlds awaken. History will burn. The wayfarers will be free.
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