Rachel Lawson's The Magicians Podcast

In the depths of the afterlife, Drusy Flint receives his first assignment as a soul‑retriever… and it’s the one soul he cannot bear to take. His wife. Arabella.What follows is a haunting journey through cosmic law, forbidden compassion, and a final night beneath the Emperor’s starlit ballroom — where love, duty, and destiny collide.As the Emperor sings his last blessing, Drusy must choose how to let go… and how to carry a love that stretches across worlds.The Magicians: Love and ShadowsA story where every love leaves a shadow — and some shadows never fade.

A nice alt version of the song.

A female cover.

A female cover of the song.

A sad, sweet song.

A lovely female alto version cover of song.

In a galaxy ruled by masks and myth, the Emperor’s voice trembles as he sings a haunting confession disguised as art:“I am lost in the gathering shadows of night’s dark arbour…”To the audience, it’s a performance.To one observer, it’s a revelation.A single moment of truth sets off a chain of danger, desire, and destiny—drawing the Emperor, the Angel of Fate, and the Necromancer into a tightening web of secrets. In the shadows of the empire, love becomes peril, and silence becomes survival.Step into a gothic space‑fantasy where power is fragile, truth is deadly, and the night itself seems to listen.

Lance's having an identity crisis, he has just found out he's not real.