Acknowledgements
It’s funny how things don’t always go as planned. When I first plotted this book, it was only meant to be a novella written as practice for my writing. But somewhere along the way, it grew into something bigger and better. It was definitely a journey to get to the finish line, but I’m so glad I stuck to it. However, this wouldn’t have been possible without a lot of people.
To my parents and brothers—thank you always for your love and support.
To my aunty, Biyi—thank you for being the original number one fan of my writing. I will always remember your excitement at reading my very first fantasy stories.
To Eric—thank you for your endless support and for reading the chapters of this book as I wrote them. You were able to reassure me that my ideas weren’t too crazy and tha
