That’s 12 new pages, which conclude Chapter 21.
Once again in the secrecy of his bedroom, Adrien grieves everything that won’t be. And in the depths of his despair, he remembers someone else he lost, another time that never was.
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The plot: At 23 years old, Adrien is quite late to become a sorcerer's apprentice - but that's where his life has led him, and he intends to try his best. He travels far from home and to an isolated tower in the wilderness to meet his new mentor, the sorcerer Valerion. The two strike an important connection: Valerion guides Adrien's chaotic personality with infinite kindness, and Adrien brings companionship and a long-forgotten joy to Valerion's lonely life. Yet, each is holding great secrets from the other, which threaten to destroy all they've built together.
