by vieveda
In a time since past, a fateful meeting between a prisoner and its warden set the course of history along a crooked path. The world governed by the Protectorate is no more. With only the Velvet Water standing between the powerful Warlock and his bride, the citizens of Madning await his final satisfaction - and an end to the years of subjugation his bitter frustration had afforded them. But beyond the rift, no bride is ready to redeem him; only the ashes of the past... Can two orphans caught in his wake hold the key to the people's salvation..? Or will the Warlock's bitter grief finally put an end to them all?
