The Longing Completes its Yearning for Release
Four Hundred days is a long time to wait for anything. It’s even worse when there’s nothing to do but sit and stare, letting the seconds roll away one by one until finally the time is up. Fortunately there’s almost always something to do, even when the time to do it is in excess of what’s strictly necessary. The Shade is a small creature created by the King, dwelling deep underground away from everyone but not everything....