Dark War[1] By Michael Conlon Prolouge Deep in the hold of the merchant vessel San Relal, on route from Serenia to Kolyma, a small mouse stirred. Also the Black cat that was in the hold pointed its eye at the new prey. It closed in an took the mouse by the tail. It looked at it with evil eyes, and said, "Look at you stuggling so. Just like Gwydion. Just like me and Gwydion before, I could crush him without a second thought. Just like I could crush you without a second thought. Gwydion got sneaky, and now I'm stuck in this useless form. Powerful to you, but weak enough so I could get trapped in a burlap pea sack by Gwydion's father. I was once a powerful magician, and Gwydion was my servant, forced to my every whim, but now I'm in this useless form and Gwydion ran away to become king of a f