Naill went to the backyard, the cold night air cooled his body much more, he sighed as he looked at the crescent moon and felt his heart sink.
The night breeze seemed to carry the weight of his mind and he closed his eyes, but the treacherous mind immediately made the memories flow like a raging river after days of rain.
It was a beautiful night with a brilliant moonlight, he was in the room of Duke Byrnes' mansion, his father was the current Duke, and he had an excellent life, a very strict education, and a regulated religiosity.
He wouldn't be the heir, but he wouldn't follow the warrior's path either, his father wanted him to be a mage; he had some talent, he would be his older brother's support.
Naill admired his older brother with all his heart, despite being his half-brother, his father had been married twice, his first wife died mysteriously, and his second wife, Naill's mother, died after complications in childbirth.
