Leonard, hands trembling, began to read the letter.
"Dear Leonard, my lad,"
"If you're reading this letter, I'm dead. And if I'm dead, it means the worst has happened. It means the shadow I feared, the shadow that hid for so long in the heart of our kingdom, has finally revealed itself."
"I don't have much time, nor do I know if these words will even reach you. But I have to try. I need you to know the truth, the truth that was entrusted to me and that I now pass into your hands. I agreed to come to Lumeria only to protect you, it was a sworn promise, sworn by my ELEV."
"First, about me. You knew me as Roland Silverback, the 'Devil's Hand,' the Captain of the Gothian Guard. But I am, and always have been, above all, a friend. A loyal friend to King Marcus, I was the supreme commander devoted to Dunkel, and, above all, a friend passionate about Leah Winter."
"Yes, a Winter."
