The Ways Of Old

<p>The Dragon Queens are free. The Heart is balanced. Now the real work begins.</p><p> </p><p>Kaelen has become a living symbol of hope but a symbol cannot mend a fence organize a watch or teach a child. The fledgling sanctuary gathering around the World-Tree looks to him for salvation yet he feels more uncertain than ever. The grand world-shaking truths have been remembered but the practical magic of how to live the Ways Of Old has been lost to the Long Silence.</p><p> </p><p>When a Dream-walker's map reveals other hidden pockets of resistance Kaelen and Elara realize their mission is not to build a single kingdom but to weave a network of light. Their quest leads them to the Fade a people who have perfected the ancient arts of subtlety and misdirection. </p><p> </p><p>To survive Kaelen must learn his hardest lesson: how to lead by stepping back and how to fight not with a roar but by making their sanctuary invisible to the enemy's heart.</p><p> </p><p>But the Umbra King's forces are adapting. A new enemy the Weavers of Silence march to unravel their song with a dissonant magic that threatens to shatter their newfound community from within.</p><p> </p><p>In this pivotal fifth volume the epic quest evolves from rediscovering lost power to mastering the quiet communal arts of survival. The fight for the world will be won not by a single Flame Bearer but by the countless sparks of a people remembering how to tend their own fire.</p><p> </p><p>The next chapter in the acclaimed epic fantasy series where the strongest magic is found not in a shout but in a whisper.</p>