![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tal and Milla must fight their way through this shifting landscape. One wrong step can lead to danger, entrapment or death. Aenir – The dream world Aenir is not a safe place.Sinister forces are conspiring against them and it will take all their strength just to survive! From the deadly Hall of Nightmares to the magical chambers of Tal’s great-uncle Ebbitt, they must navigate the Castle without being discovered. They must reach the Castle of the Seven Towers, home for Tal, but a dangerous and strange place for Milla. Castle – Tal, a Chosen, and Milla, an Icecarl, have been thrown together on a dangerous quest to gain a Sunstone.To save his life, he must team up with Milla - a Shield-Maiden-in-training - and offer his aid to the nomads. He falls down to the iceworld below, where he is captured by Icecarls. Tal tries to steal a Sunstone, but during his act of thievery is thrown off the Castle of Seven Towers by a powerful Spiritshadow Keeper. Without it, Tal cannot enter Aenir and bind himself to a Spiritshadow. Then his father disappears with the family’s Primary Sunstone. ![]() The Fall – Tal is getting ready for the Day of Ascension - a day when all the 13-year-old Chosen from the Castle of Seven Towers enter the spirit world of Aenir. ![]()
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