Innatraea Novella Four

A farm boy walks into the shadow of an ancient judge. What he carries with him will reshape the world.

Jonaas Al'Shane never sought greatness. Raised on a quiet farm in Aliselle Falls, he dreamed only of seeing Innatraea - until the truth of his birth opened a door he could not close.

Now he stands before the My'yh, an ancient judge who has turned countless souls to stone. Her questioning will cut to the core of who he is, and the answers he gives will determine far more than whether he leaves her temple alive. Beyond her gates Haitasi waits - a realm outside of time - and through it, the long road to Dryumiri, hidden city of the Shedon. An ancient Sacred Folk whose emotions flow visible beneath their skin. A people fading slowly into shadow, isolated for centuries, waiting for something they have almost forgotten how to name.

The Shedon see something in this quiet farm boy. Something impossible. Something tied to their dying race, to a goddess long dead, to a destiny he is only beginning to understand. To save Innatraea, Jonaas must walk a path that will ask him for everything - including the memory of who he loved, and who loved him in return.

The fourth novella in the Innatraea series - an epic fantasy saga of diverse kingdoms, constructed languages, mythical creatures, and the souls who must choose between love and the weight of destiny.