There's another one.
That's what his shadows had whispered to him in the middle of the night, rousing him from sleep. At first he didn't understand, but then his shadows told him of this kind flower-grower that could harness shadows as he did. She had them whispering in her ear and listening in the lush gardens around her home.
He couldn't get the words out of his mind. And no matter how much he told his shadows to get information on her, they wouldn't respond. First, he thought they were disobeying him but then they told him they simply couldn't get any information because her shadows were blocking them.
That piqued his interest. She wasn't just a Shadowsinger but she was a well-trained one. She knew how and was able to protect and block herself from other Shadowsingers despite how rare they were.
The first couple of chapters will be shorter until we get further into the story.