When the last flame dims, what meaning remains for a blacksmith watching two worlds fade?
Fergus Graem is the last blacksmith of Kaer Morhen, the legendary fortress of the Wolf School witchers. For thirty-seven years, he has hammered steel into the blades that keep the order alive, but as winter settles on the mountains, Fergus finds himself facing a deeper cold. Both his craft and the witchers he serves are approaching their end.
This story follows one long winter in Fergus's life: repairing a shattered silver sword for Eskel, forging a masterwork blade from rare meteorite ore, and reckoning with what it means to dedicate a lifetime to something fading away. In the glow of his forge, he discovers that perhaps meaning lies not in permanence, but in the act of keeping the fire burning.
