A prequel novelette set in the world of Trial of the Ornic . Note: This novelette contains spoilers for the series Trial of the Ornic . Jerell Paxsin has a secret. A secret he keeps hidden behind music that has no spells, behind a quiet life in the woods with his wife and children. A secret that must never be revealed to either the Dogs or the nobles. Until the day a boy in rags watches him play with hungry eyes. A boy with dangerous secrets of his own. And a hunger for music Jerell doesn’t have the heart to deny him. But when the boy’s secrets threaten his own, will Jerell still be willing to do anything to keep them and those he loves safe?