{"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/6aa19ef2b520126fa0e4798b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S5 Ep.3: It Awaits","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6612e15fd88ec90017a89c5f/1788976442940-df6dc3dd-25fd-4de1-96b9-db1177182b59.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome back to season five, episode three!</p><p><br></p><p>This week: Evyn gets summoned to the Capitol and royal politics plague Tristan.</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 early and add free episodes and 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>Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!</p><p><br></p><p>Content Warning:</p><p>mature language and content</p><p>light romance</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.</p><p><br></p><p>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><br></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>Grant Newman/Clockmaster’s Magic Pendulum</p><p>HATAMITSUNAMI/Wam Energy</p><p>Hanna Lindgren/End of a Dream</p><p>Gavin Luke/Breath of Life</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"}