Publisher's Synopsis
Mard was on a field with his students, hoping to discover more about the forest. However, there was more to this field trip than merely teaching his students what was already known. Walking inside the night of the streets, something lurked in the cracks. These 'strains' were growing and Mard felt the obligation to gather more information, learn more stories from the past. He knew the shadows were coming. From those, it was only a matter of time before more shadows would form. Delight felt like she was waiting for something; something she felt trained for. When she saw him and smelled his scent, she wondered if it was about to begin. As she focused on the possibility of finding a hero, she discovered her own ability to move beyond the drama of the frozen history she had not been told. Discovering what she was told could not prepare her for what she wasn't. As they investigate this, they find her muted history reveals the world they belong to is a solution to war. If a battle were to come, only someone who understood what had never been directly said, would be able to find any answers to peace. She thought a hero was needed for the survival of her kind, but was there more to preventing the secrets taking over? They must take the shadows on directly, to find the story.
