In the whispers of war, destiny awaits. The once peaceful life of Kaelan, a farmer from the quiet village of Elsenburg, is shattered when his adventurous brother, Eamon, leaves the village to join a trading alliance. Letters full of adventure and the world beyond Elsenburg soon turn worrying then stop entirely. As war rages on between kingdoms and whispers of unrest ripple through the lands, Kaelan makes a life-altering decision: to leave his family and the only home he has ever known to find his brother. But the world beyond the fields is fraught with death and danger. Kaelan's journey takes him through the Imperial capital and war-torn landscapes, where he faces not just external threats but the deepening shadows of his own fears. As he tries to unravel the mystery of what happened to his brother, and that his disappearance is tied to something much larger—something that could alter the future of Centralia itself. Caught between loyalty to his mission and the forces that threaten to consume his homeland, Kaelan must find the courage to fight to find his brother, even as the world around him descends into chaos. Will Kaelan’s journey bring him the answers he seeks—or will it cost him everything