Breath of Starlight (Nine Rivers Odyssey #1)

Chapter A Strange Voice on the Wind

I stood when the world fell.

I did not sleep when my people faded.

I watched as our Numen gave her soul to keep the Gardens breathing.

Wept as she waded into the Nine and vanished.

I built for her a Cradle of Stars—

a beacon to guide her home.

I raised walls, cast magic, and planted a seed in that forgotten place, praying that one day a star might be born there anew.

Praying for a beginning.

A new dawn.

And so, the temple waits.

For the Silari.

For him.

—Sharadras the Eternal