This takes place twenty years before the events of Book 1 of The Age of Bleeding Skies.
What you’re about to read is not the beginning of the rebellion.
It’s not a love story.
It’s not a victory.
But it is a promise.
A promise of the kind of world you're entering. One built on silence, survival, and the weight of choices no one will ever see.
If you find something here that lingers, know that it’s only the beginning.