Valen Lumiere, a Sentient Guide with a Legendary Foresight skill, is nearing the completion of her fifth Mythic Guide Quest. A Quest she could have easily finished six decades ago. Knowing that the next five instances will align the 5s, Valen is waiting to witness the merging and shaping of what will be next for the Sentient, and hence its Guides. And if her Foresight holds, she will be directly influencing that shaping. Except for this fuzzy spot in the weave of Fate.  Shaped like a woodland elf and named with a child’s imagination, Shadark Ember and their wolf companion Night may just surpass Valen’s expectation of how amazing SNAFUs can be. And most likely will awaken the Sentient from their complacency. Content warnings: there will be profanity, explicit content, nudity, and graphic violence. I’ll update the warning as other things unfold.  [Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] Cover source from Nueral love AI, creative commons