Of Secrets and Shadows

A new island rises from the mists.And nothing about it is alive.It carries no magic. No pulse. No spirit echo. Those who step onto its dead soil return changed — grey-fleshed, numb, drained of life.As wardens, defenders, and spellcasters scramble to understand what's appeared off Estralia's coast, the effects begin to spread. Spirits stir. Old patterns fracture. And the balance holding the realm together begins to strain.Vivienne Valeran feels it before anyone else. Her magic shifts in strange ways. Her bond with Diego sharpens. And the secrets she's kept — from her family, her allies, even herself — are no longer safe.The Archdruid is coming. The threat has no name.And some enemies don't attack. They arrive quietly… and begin to take.