At a young age, the magician formed an obsession with greatness that as he aged, and others took credit for his deeds, twisted into a desire to live forever. Not as the undead do, but as a god. What knowledge can hide from a man who has no need for time? What power can escape the hands of a man who lives forever? As the rains come down hard and the carriage travels slowly along a muddy course, he travels back in his mind.