It's 1859, one year after Gilbert River failed to bond with a Strix during his Bonding Ceremony, a ceremony that bonds every mage to an owl-like creature. As he watches the next ceremony, a single crow falls from the ceiling and chooses Gilbert to be its master. In a world where the magical order of things has not wavered in a thousand years, the beginning of a dark prophecy rattles the world of wizards and hybrids alike. Will he destroy the wizarding world as they know it?All Rights Reserved