Prologue

At 21 Cyrene, has had more than enough time to agree to a suitable marriage. When she refuses, her parents force the issue. Fleeing from the prospect of an arranged marriage in Cyrodiil, our main character crosses the border into Skyrim, under the cover of night, with help from her intended fiancée, and races into the freedom of the unknown. The decision turns out to be just one of her many regrets. Faced with the reality of the rebellion and its leader, she joins the Legion and makes a name for herself, before seeking to leave a life filled with violence and bloodshed behind her. The lives she's taken weigh heavily upon her and she travels to Winterhold to study Restoration, and perhaps earn redemption as a healer. Conflict and bloodshed seem to shadow her every step, however, and the burden of leadership comes with its own terrible price.

Once again seeking redemption, this time for a life she failed to save, she finds her way to the Companions and meets Vilkas - a man with his own darkness and regrets; a man who seems untouchable, brilliant, and strong enough to withstand the violent storm that has been her life. His strength and violent nature together with the spirit of the wolf inside him, draws her to him like a moth to a flame. We pick up her story 10 years after her flight into Skyrim. She has been with the Companions for some time, the dragon conflict has begun, and Cyrene is about to find herself trapped once again between duty, regret and desire.