The carriage wheels rumbled over the cobblestones, carrying Corbin away from the academy and toward the blacksmith who had refused his appointment.
Silas Halbert. Corbin turned the name over in his mind.
In his previous life, their fates had been deeply intertwined. Ten years from now, Silas would earn the moniker "Soul Blacksmith," lauded as the greatest craftsman on the continent for his ability to read a warrior’s very soul and forge the