Pat.
Leslie.
Zero.
The dragons of Verania, together at last.
And as the Great White’s eyes began to glow with a powerful light, the dragons roared around Sam of Wilds, and he felt his magic explode.
Eventually the light faded.
The dragons and Sam were gone.
The fairies disappeared into the trees, their lights flickering out.
ONCE UPON a time, there lived a boy from the slums who had a destiny.
One day he disappeared.
And in a billowing white room, a Knight Commander named Ryan Foxheart opened his eyes and said, “Sam.”
Verania held her breath.
And then—
The Darks descended, pouring out from the trees.
Meridian City fell first.
Then the villages.
Then the Port.
The City of Lockes was the last stronghold.
But eventually it fell too.
Six months after the disappearance of Sam of Wilds, the King was locked away in the dungeons and the Prince had gone underground with a knight, a hornless unicorn, and a half-giant at his side. They kept to the shadows, looking for ways to rise up. To fight back.
And Myrin?
Well.
Myrin sat on the King’s throne in Castle Lockes.
And as Verania fell before him, he smiled.
I: The Dark Woods
Chapter 1: Badass Mothercracker
BUT.
There was hope, wasn’t there?
Because even when the world seems at its darkest, there is always a light in the distance, a beacon in the night, a quiet strength that would be called upon to—
“Okay, Sam. You know I love you, right?”