{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6612e15fd88ec90017a89c5f/6a907f34d3e4bd9041647f6a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S5 Ep.1: Prologue","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6612e15fd88ec90017a89c5f/1787854382283-2f44b8b2-78bb-4c79-8d9c-3bc13e0790ed.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome back to season five!</p><p><br></p><p>This week: Evyn and Morgan are in trouble with the Council, and Evyn gets hit with the consequences of losing her magick.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!</p><p><br></p><p>For more information and a complete list of all seven of my books available now, visit my website at <a href=\"https://gwydionroyce.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gwydionroyce.com</a> or follow me on facebook and instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gwydionroyce/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gwydionroyce</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Check out our <a href=\"https://patreon.com/welcometothestrangefells\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a> for the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, <a href=\"https://books2read.com/u/m2BNNj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a></p><p><br></p><p>Content Warning:</p><p>mature language and content</p><p>dog whining (he's okay, just worried)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost</em></p><p>I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time. A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>But there is hope.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.</p><p>And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.</p><p><br></p><p>Written and performed by Gwydion Royce</p><p>Sound design by Gwydion Royce</p><p>Cover art by <a href=\"https://damonza.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Damonza.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Courtesy of <a href=\"https://www.epidemicsound.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.epidemicsound.com</a>:</p><p>Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (Intro and Outro)</p><p>369/Dancing Pink Orbs</p><p>Hanna Lindgren/How Did We Get Here</p><p>Elm Lake/Drone of Tension</p><p>Daniella Ljungsberg/Woodwind Reviere</p><p><br></p><p>Additional SFX provided by <a href=\"https://zapsplat.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zapsplat.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.</p>","author_name":"Gwydion Royce"}