On the final day of his training, another presence entered the hunting fields.

Aeldarion, Purebred Spider Prince, walked through the shifting mists — his chitin armor glimmering with ancient power.

"You have seen the spider that holds your world in bondage," Aeldarion said.

"But do you understand it?"

Sorion bowed his head. "It feeds on our blindness."

"And you," Aeldarion replied, "will blind it in return."

They clasped arms — predator to predator, brother to brother.

The time to weave had come.