Prologue

           Thecomet’stailspreadacrossthedawn,aredslashthatbledabovethecragsofDragonstonelikeawoundinthepinkandpurplesky.

           Themaesterstoodonthewindsweptbalconyoutsidehischambers.Itwasheretheravenscame,afterlongflight.Theirdroppingsspeckledthegargoylesthatrosetwelvefeettalloneithersideofhim,ahellhoundandawyvern,twoofthethousandthatbroodedoverthewallsoftheancientfortress.WhenfirsthecametoDragonstone,thearmyofstonegrotesqueshadmadehimuneasy,butastheyearspassedhehadgrownusedtothem.Nowhethoughtofthemasoldfriends.Thethreeofthemwatchedtheskytogetherwithforeboding.

           Themaesterdidnotbelieveinomens.Andyet...oldashewas,Cressenhadneverseenacomethalfsobright,noryetthatcolor,thatterriblecolor,thecolorofbloodandflameandsunsets.Hewonderedifhisgargoyleshadeverseenitslike.Theyhadbeenheresomuchlongerthanhehad,andwouldstillbeherelongafterhewasgone.Ifstonetonguescouldspeak...

           Suchfolly.Heleanedagainstthebattlement,theseacrashingbeneathhim,theblackstoneroughbeneathhisfingers.Talkinggargoylesandpropheciesinthesky.Iamanolddoneman,growngiddyasachildagain.Hadalifetime’shard-wonwisdomfledhimalongwithhishealthandstrength?Hewasamaester,trainedandchainedinthegreatCitadelofOldtown.Whathadhecometo,whensuperstitionfilledhisheadasifhewereanignorantfieldhand?

           Andyet...

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