Fantasy M/M Romance. Distraught because of his behavior with Jessyd, Hadrian isolates himself to better control what he believes to be his dark nature. But a chance encounter with mysterious mages who make him an extraordinary offer gives Hadrian hope. Maybe the future doesn't need to be the bleak horror he's envisioned. Maybe it can be anything he wants it to be. Maybe. Or as Caled believes, maybe Hadrian is no longer seeing the truth.