Kindness First, Then Claws
A Tales Beyond the Roll Novel
Gildie Lockhart has spent eighteen years learning the most important rules of life from the two bears who raised her: be kind, protect the small, and when kindness fails, use claws.
Now, armed with a lute, a little magic, and far too many honey cakes, she has finally left the forests of Northgroves in search of adventure.
Cera Valewyn would prefer considerably more preparation.
The young elven wizard has been sent to investigate a string of impossible magical disturbances. Streams flow the wrong way, spells behave strangely, and forgotten ruins are stirring beneath the forest. But when her search leads to a mysterious group obsessed with the legendary Drakewardens, Cera becomes part of the mystery herself.
Their paths collide over Nora, an eight-year-old girl stolen from her home and caught in the middle of a dangerous plan she does not understand.
With a nervous creature scholar, a cursed elf, and one very opinionated living chest along for the journey, Gildie and Cera uncover a growing obsession with recreating the legendary heroes of old, no matter the cost.
Legends may be born through blood and fire.
But being a hero has never been about becoming a legend.
