Born to Exile

Disowned by his family as a witch-child, the minstrel Alaric had long trod his path alone, armed with his lute, his songs, and his power to move magically from place to place. When he came upon the grandeur of Castle Royale, he had no idea that there he would find temptation, and within temptation, danger. Bedazzled by the unparalleled beauty of Princess Solinde, caught in the dark intrigues of Medron the magician, Alaric would know the still darker exile of the sinister Inn of the Black Swann. There he would meet the ultimate test that could end his exile--or his life.