Children of Cypress

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Sight has been erased. The powers that be operate in the shadows.</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>And the only way to stop them lies in the past.</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>After the Order stole his son's sight Todd Dray went into hiding unable to escape the Capital and find a haven for him and Garrett. Stuck with newspapers as his only form of entertainment he drowns himself in articles where stories of the Forest Queen run rampant.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Blamed for the collapse of the Senate Bria resigns herself to the swamp building a kingdom out of the cypress trees and refugees. Her only form of companionship comes from a notebook where she can communicate with Brent about his efforts on the other side of the Mist.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>While his body succumbs to the stories around him Brent's focus lies on teaching others about Ningursu and the Mist Keepers. Yet to teach them right his desire to uncover the past only continues to grow putting his own body and mind at risk.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>With the intensified threat of Ningursu's power rising Brent and Bria both must seek answers in the past. Yet as the stories unravel around them will the truth provide a path to defeating Ningursu? Or will it leave them questioning their own place in history?</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>After all some stories are left untold for a reason.</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Content Warnings: This book is rated 16+ for mentions and depictions of death assault sexual content adult language violence alcohol & drug use police brutality child abuse and psychological abuse/trauma.</strong></p>