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He was carried toward peace.
The island churned as he arrived.
Leonardo, an aspiring soldier, was a stranger to a land
that did not speak his name.
He expected boredomobscurityto become a distantmemory.
But he did not expect reverence, fear, or the hand ofsomething not quite human.
The island waits in silence.
Its roots stretch too far.
The sky bears witness, and the wind hums with secrets.
Drawn into a trial with no clear rules and even fewerallies, Leonardo must earn a place he was never meant
to hold before the island decides what to do with himbefore something unspokenancient awakens.