A year has passed since Elric left Imrryr, his palace and his throne, leaving behind a heartbroken Cymoril.
Today, the Young Kingdoms know him as the White Wolf..
Today he is no longer Elric de Melnibone, the four hundred and twenty-eighth Emperor of the people of R'lin K'ren A'a.
A year since he traded his skills as a wizard and fighter to the highest bidder, forging, in each battle, the legend of the albino warrior whose Black Sword terrifies the bravest of warriors.
For a year he has walked the Young Kingdoms, under the distant gaze of his protector, Arioch.
A year has passed since Elric left Imrryr, his palace and his throne, leaving behind a heartbroken Cymoril