Who was she, and why did he care so much? She was nowhere close to his ideal-chubby and soft, with a gentle demeanor that seemed out of place in his dark world. But what was worse, she was human. He could crush her with a single hand. Yet, he found himself drawn to her fragility, her warmth, her very essence. The thought of harming her was unbearable. It tormented him, this inexplicable urge to protect her, to keep her safe from the shadows that lurked within his own heart. And it killed him. ******* With Idrees's rise to power, the kingdom of Akredeyet begins to fall into darkness, the king's ominous presence casting a shadow over his people. Seera, now appointed as the new king's soothsayer, must be wary.