Shadow Slave Ananke's ketch was floating through a world of mist. The thick fog surrounded it from all sides, suffused with somber twilight. All sounds seemed both muffled and exaggerated,…

Shadow Slave Some time later, Sunny saw thin lines moving in the air. Drawing closer, he saw something that resembled spiderwebs blowing in the wind, frayed and torn. The only…

Shadow Slave Sunny raced to the Source, afraid of the passage of time. It was ironic, really… Before the fateful conversation with Cassie, he had been tense and concerned about…

Shadow Slave The ketch flew on the currents of the Great River, circling the ice wasteland. Sunny did not have the enchanted staff to summon the wind, and he had…

Shadow Slave Sunny stood at the deck of Ananke's catch, looking at Cassie, but not seeing anything. A storm of emotions, fragmented thoughts, and burning desires raged in him, making…

Shadow Slave "...The Well of Wishes." Sunny stared at Cassie with an incredulous expression, struggling to understand what her words meant. 'What is she talking…' Then, his face changed slightly,…

Shadow Slave "Mordret, Mordret… you remained pretty passive in the Second Nightmare, didn't you? The only time you shared your knowledge of the future with me… was to tell me…

Shadow Slave Sunny stared at Cassie, struggling to believe how deep the roots of her mysterious scheme went. He noted recently that the blind girl's personality changed drastically after the…

Shadow Slave Cassie turned sharply and stared at him, her mask of composure barely holding. "You… you know why I did what I did. I was young and naive, back…

Shadow Slave Shadows suddenly danced across Cassie's beautiful face as she lowered the Guiding Light. "That was because Torment had a message to deliver to me, so that her wish…