""Forbidden things." Idrith pointed out grimly, "Things that could be your death warrant."

"All beauty has a price, Castellan, and with all knowledge comes responsibility. The people who deal with my contact know this well and they know the worse price of ignoring it."

"What would that be?"

"Emptiness."

Idrith dropped his gaze at last. That one word described his whole existence. "Tell me more, please.""
On a world without hope, where life is fading and colour is a crime; three people living very different lives are about to have their perception of reality shattered. As...

""Above the dark streets of the city in the hour before dawn, a single figure stands waiting by an open window. Her fingers drum the window ledge, but the city is indifferent to her impatience. She waits unseen and unknown.

A whisper of air brushes her face as bubbles of almost-sound tickle her skin. She smiles and holds out her hands..."

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When Idrith escapes from Amyth monastery with Daen, he thinks their troubles are over, but the past will not leave them alone. There are secrets still to be uncovered in the lost city of Aerdas, and this time it will take a young Southerner to...