The Truth

A final novella in The Bound and the Broken serving as a prequel to The Fall, revealing the backstory behind one of the series' pivotal events. Spanning nearly a century, it follows multiple points of view — primarily Alvira, Eltoar, Farda, and Fane — tracing the gradual fracturing and eventual collapse of the Order of Draleid, as idealistic characters with good intentions are divided by conflicting philosophies, manipulation, and grief.