The ancient world of Orb is beginning to fracture. When a crack appears in the balance that holds its ten races together, Grandmother Talura of the Owl Clan is summoned from her quiet forest roost into a rising storm of secrets.Across the wetlands, oceans, skies, deserts, and hidden realms, young heirs of the Mami Wata, Moon Dancers, Centaurs, Pearlborn, Catfolk, Skyborne, Mist Daughters, and the great Birds-of-Majesty are being pulled toward a destiny none of them understand. Some races are dying out. Others are awakening. And a few never should have returned at all.As Talura’s grandchildren listen to the old stories, they slowly realize they aren’t just lessons. They’re warnings. Each tale holds a piece of a puzzle that could save Orb or push it into silence forever.In a world where beauty can kill, wisdom can betray, and legends walk with living feet, the truth lies hidden in the tenth shadow… the one no one dares name.