After many great deeds and finding himself almost bursting with power, so much remains beyond the Storyteller. As ever, the path saw him turn away from those who once claimed him as theirs, if only for a moment.
Approaching an end, he reflects on the thorny path taken, the plain of ash he has avoided, the endless dark he fears he cannot escape, and he wonders: can his last days be spent aiding those he loves?
Or will he turn away from them as well?