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Through entries from Maura Auldam’s diary and the immediate tension of Norhels, the story builds a march of fatigue, grief, and anticipation toward the hidden Day Keep. As the group prepares for a return to violence after days of travel, the atmosphere of fog, danger, and looming battle sharpens the stakes.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSword & Shadow  \nCopyright © 2025 by Victoria Dixon  \nAll rights reserved. This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission of the publisher.  \nContact [Info: www.xeniahousepress.com](Info: www.xeniahousepress.com)  \n[Cover Design by : Maria Spada](Cover Design by : Maria Spada)  \nInterior Illustrations by : Marta Riva (@marta.intotheforest)  \nMap Design by : Kate Korsak  \nEditor : Brittany Howard  \nThis book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.  \nISBN (ebook): 978-1-969630-17-0  \nFirst Edition: January 2026  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTo the man who promised a life of adventure  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPart I: Shadow’s Summons  \nI hear him. He whispers to me from the shadows.  \nI don ’t care what they say—I know in my heart, Verus is not dead. Not truly. He whispers to me—my baby brother. I hear his voice as plain as my own. And I will reclaim him even ifI must descend into hell itself.  \nExcerpt from the diary of Maura Auldam, Magister in the Order of the Night, entry date: 3rd of Chronos, 1552  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCHAPTER ONE  \n32ND OF GALATAE, 1574  \nFog drenched the stone walls of Norhels, awaiting their return. Evylin couldn’t decide if the unchanged sight made her feel welcomed or threatened. She knew what lay ahead for them here.  \nTheir troop had pressed hard that morning, knowing they couldn’t take the horses with them on the continuation of their journey. Norhels was the end of the line, and the horses had handled the mere hour of hard riding with ease.  \nThey’d done this for ten days, wearing on Evylin’s already frayed emotions—ten days of walking, riding, hunting, and sleeping. The monotony of travel did little to distract her from the grief that hovered over her like that fog over the gray-blue ocean. The waves rolled beyond the city. 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