Not every relic is carved in stone; some flow through the veins. If you think this is just another novel, close it now and read no further, because some stories are not meant to be read—they are meant to awaken, and what has slept for thousands of years does not welcome being disturbed. If you find yourself within these pages, do not say you were never warned. Not every name is meant to be spoken, not every secret is meant to be uncovered, and some bloodlines, once they recognize their own, never let them go. You may believe you are reading a story about the past, but do not be surprised if you begin to feel that the past is reading you instead, and that every page you turn draws you closer to something that has been waiting for one particular reader since a time no one can remember. And if, one day, you hear the Call, do not answer, because those who answered before you never returned the same.