"It's complicated. The marsh used to be home to a village, but then thanks to a blood mage the Veil was torn, and the town was sent into the Fade. After that, the village was left to rot, and thanks to the tears, it was home to all sorts of demons and ghosts. There were even signs warning people to stay out because it was haunted."

Yet he'd still followed Birch into that cursed place. He would have done anything for the man who saved his life.

"There was even a dragon ghost there."