Wait! Yes, you, wait! Who are you? Can you read this story? Are you of noble, generous heart? It⿿s not a book you have in your hands, it⿿s THE BOOK. It doesn⿿t just contain letters and words, but stars and magic lights. In your spirit there can only be peace and love. It⿿s the only way to get right beneath this story. Only those who deserve this privilege have a right to it. If you are like this, then go ahead! Otherwise, do not continue. You⿿ll be wondering who I might be to speak to you like this. And it⿿s fair that I should tell you. My name is Merlin. They say I⿿m a wizard, but my true magic is that I know the human soul. It⿿s not at all straightforward. I can discover the souls of those I have met, those I know and those I have yet to meet. Like you, if you read this. It happened in a time for which hardly any records now exist. They have got lost over the years, devoured by human madness, the speed and the vertigo that always lead us towards the future from which it is impossible to escape. I speak of a past era, as far back as your imagination will take you, but at the same time, as recent as you want it to be, because in the end, the great legends are timeless. It was a time of struggles and conquests, when the world was shaped by determination and courage. It was a time of elves and dragons, really, before they became extinct. It was a time of real princesses and brave knights...