Prologue

Before you judge a book by its cover from the opinions that you hear, make sure you read the whole story because in its depths you may find nothing to fear.

A rose that's so dainty has a smell of sweet forlorn, but to get to the true beauty you must navigate the thorns.

A crow is seen as a nuisance bountiful in litter and death, yet is a wise intuitive messenger with determined intelligence.

Medusa reduced to a gorgon fighting for her life, once a high priestess whose innocence shattered by a deity and his vengeful wife.

Like flames to any structure can leave a destructive blaze, but how a phoenix rises from the ashes it creates.

Perception has depth that only awareness can travel, misconstrued by society teaching knowledge aimed shallow.

Perceived on the outside with no actual fact, by the mouths of strangers comprehending lack.

Mankind filled with illusions through their own mask they think they see, yet fear their own reflection hiding underneath.

So, who's to say that story wasn't filled of beauty and sage, when your own lack of character only skimmed the page.