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A standalone prequel novelette connected to the Borderlands of Britannia universe, ideal as an audio‑first introduction to Dana Birkmour’s myth‑rooted historical fantasy series. Set against the backdrop of Late Bronze Age Britain, this tale follows Carwyn, a tribal chief’s son as iron‑wielding invaders tear at the old ways and the land itself begins to shudder with change. While his father readies for war and his brother pushes for uneasy alliances, Carwyn is called to a stranger path: into the deep places of forest and stone, where the ancient powers that shape both his land and people are waking. There, Carwyn must choose what he is willing to surrender—body, name, and future—to become more than a man and stand as guardian of the transition between a vanishing world and the age of iron that will replace it. This story weaves together historical change and environmental myth, exploring how the landscape itself holds the memory of lost civilizations and the birth of cultural legends. Comparable works include The Mists of Avalon – Marion Zimmer Bradley; Daughter of the Forest – Juliet Marillier; Sistersong – Lucy Holland; The Witch’s Heart – Genevieve Gornichec