The Sundering of Light and Shadow

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Before history forgot them, they were chosen.

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When the Fae Queen first sensed the Picts, she recognized something rare within them — a resonance that echoed the magic of her own people. In honor of their courage and their deep bond to the land, she gifted them rune power: strength for protection, endurance for survival, and life drawn from ancient stone.

For generations, the Picts used this gift as it was meant to be used — to defend, to endure, to stand unbroken. Then the Vikings came.

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Forced to wield their power in bloodshed for the first time, the Picts faced a choice that would fracture their people forever. Some held to honor. Others discovered the intoxicating pull of domination.

As brother turns against brother and rune power feeds both protection and destruction, the Fae Queen must make an unthinkable decision — one that will erase magic from blood and memory alike.

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This is not the story of how the Picts vanished. It is the story of why.