"Centuries ago, it was a dark time even for the dark fae. The most powerful were searching for children with raw, uncontrolled power so they could bind them causing their powers to strengthen over time. If they were bound before eighteen they could return and take their power without a fight anytime. It was like the power knew it belong to them or the original owner causing them to go to someone stronger. Parents were going to every doctor they could find to see why their child never showed any powers anymore and when they didn’t find the binding the child was sent to a school for the powerless fae making them easy prey." Thurstan leaned back and stared at the ceiling. “A group tried with my grandmother, but parents had started training their kids earlier to help them protect themselves. S