Palace of Mirrors

In this week's episode of my science-fiction audio drama, Darien and Tom set off on a journey. The road is quiet, but that only leaves more room for memories that they would both rather forget. Together they will pass through forests of ancient trees and brave the cold darkness of a chasm that seems to stretch all the way down to the heart of the world.

Spring arrives and with it the work of keeping the farm running, but Darien struggles to keep his heart in the work with the ache of Kathy's passing fresh in his mind. A visitor arrives, unexpectedly, and with him a prelude of things to come.

On a barren moon, beneath a sky where the stars are always shrouded, a young man named Darien comforts his dying aunt with a final story. He doesn't know it now, but his own story has just begun.

A short scene in which an Empress kneels before a reflecting pool and sees visions of things to come.