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Palace of Kings

King Holbian, the last Granite King of Elundium, is trapped,
siege-locked within the Granite City. He waits in terror,
bravely trying to master his fear of the dark as the black
shadowy Nightbeast army swarms against the walls of his once
beautiful city. Unknown to the King during these desperate
daylights as the great wall crumbles, Thanehand, the candleman'
s son he despatched with a last message to the fortress of
Underfall, has survived his dangerous journey and risen from
humble messenger in the shadows of World's End to lead the
warriors of Underfall to victory on the high plateau of
Mantern's Mountain before the Gates of Night.

Krulshards, the Master of Nightbeasts, has fled from
defeat back into the darkness and Thane waits with bated
breath between the black gates, stretching his hand up
towards the owl that hovers with his grandfather's sword held
in its talons. He knows that with that sword in his hand he can
enter the darkness and destroy Krulshards.


Into the City of Night

Thanehand balanced lightly on the balls of his feet, stretching
his hand towards the hovering owl. Laughing, he closed his
fingers around the hilt of his grandfather's sword and took it
easily from Eagle Owl's talons.

'Thoron is somewhere beyond the black gates,' he whispered
to the owl. 'But I will find him no matter how thick the
darkness becomes.'