In the 3 thousand years Orion was a sleep a lot has happened one of those things is that the shadows got stronger, they possessed bodies and have through possessing them for years have made the song of truth's power not as effective. In a fallen kingdom where the Shadows have made their home, they have even gone so far as to crown a king. Today one of the shadows in a body came to report something strange. As the Shadow man steps forward surrounded by the other shadows in front of their king and bows. the shadow king says arise Adicuc and tell me what is disturbing your area? The song is back people are singing it again in the Dwarven and beast folk towns. The old Dryad is free of our influence and I have heard we have a legendary Sword mage training apprentices. The Shadow King ask how is there any of that order left. How I thought we destroyed their order. The other shadows all chimed in it was. We all made sure to eradicate them and the song so they would no longer hold power over us. We even took it out of the holy and mage books to stop their return. So how? Did someone come across an old sword mage hide out and practice for years to become powerful? The shadows were all confused then one said "it could be? No that's impossible he was cursed and it was three thousand years ago. It can't be he would emerge and die. It doesn't make sense". The King says I hear you back there musing Barclis Speak what on your mind and then he says a long time ago we cursed the strongest of their order to become one with their sword and never be a man anymore. But even if the cursed blade broke, he would die". The king asks "What else do we know of this Sword Mage? get the records of the sword mages so we can find everything about him". One of the Shadows says a thousand years ago you had us destroy everything on the Sword mage Order. There is nothing left. We have eradicated anyone and anything that even spoke of the sword mages or their order". The king says "Adicuc you said that he is training apprentices what do we know about them"? To this he replies "one is a half human half demon and the other is a cat woman. The half breed Was a mercenary and the cat girl is part of the night cats. A defense group of the beast folk. I believe we have a group of the beast folk who are possessed and her father is one of them". The Shadow king says "I think we can use this. Ha ha-ha-ha-ha ".
Mean wile Orion and the girls travel on finding the orc cave and after dismounting go in the cave and fight the grunts at the front of the cave and further in they come across savage orcs. Orion shows the girls how to fight the more powerful orcs as they go until the enter a cave and one orc speaks to them and says "Hold up you don't have to eradicate us all. Orion stops and looks at the orc "you speak? If you have this kind of intelligence, why would you attack us? The Orc says to test your strength and see what you would do Orion sings the song of truth and the orc seems fine. Orion says "So you are not a shadow controlling this orc. You are intelligent so what do you want with us? The orc suddenly laughs "you truly willing to talk even with the races that others think are evil. You are known by my family a long time ago we had a bunch of orcs that were sword mages. You trained 3 of them and our group were well known because we showed a different side than just the brutal monsters others saw". Orion shocked says "Wait you remember me specifically"? The orc says "not necessarily you but your order. My name is Olly. I wondered if it was true that a legendary sword mage walked the land and if you would actually give us a chance like our legends say. Orion says "You talk of us so freely the dwarves and beast folk all seem to lost all memory of the sword mages. Why is this? Olly says "that's because even the shadows look down on us orcs. So, we have been able to keep the magic alive we have singers in every tunnel so we have prospered wile everyone else fought each other. At first, we thought that we could stop it but when the last of the order fell, he died in these tunnels and we still have his sword but we don't have a way to bring about the order again and none would listen to orcs you know we are looked down upon. So, this is his sword and we have 3 who would like to train Orion starts to laugh. "Well, I have one extra sword and this one too means we can train 2 of you and we need to get mounts for them to travel with us". Olly says "We have the swords of the 3 orcs who were a part of the order. The families of the 3 when they herd that you were on the road training and bringing the order back each have a decedent that wants to take up the mantle". Orion says this is great we are not completely lost. Olly then leads them to the orc king as they walk in mages are actually singing the song of truth. With This Orion and the girls find their confidence and hope renewed. They all kneel in front of the orc king who looks at them and says "it's nice that the order is back and with it hope that we can find civilization again. Let me introduce you to the 3 who would be your new apprentices. Come forward Orick, Duric, and Alric" with that 3 orcs step forward.