Aldric's book traveled further than anyone expected.
Copies appeared in the eastern valleys, carried by traders and travelers. They appeared in the mountain villages, passed from hand to hand. They appeared in the old empire, where people who had forgotten the Saint's name remembered it again.
William heard about it from Kaelen, who had returned from a trading mission to the east.
"The book is everywhere," she said, sitting by the fire in William's house. "People are reading it. Discussing it. Arguing about it."
"That's what Aldric wanted."
"It's more than that." Kaelen leaned forward. "People are starting to see themselves in the story. They're starting to believe that they can change too."
William was silent for a moment. "That's dangerous."
"Why?"
"Because hope is dangerous. It
