Something had been changing before Dustin even noticed. The remixes of Ode to the Giants were the first signs — arrangements that crept beyond folk into something heavier. Bagpipes, celtic drums, epic melodies twisted into something grander and more ominous.
By the time of Triboar, the shift was undeniable. The Ballad of Triboar's Triumph was a battle hymn darker than anything the wandering bard had written before. Each adventure became a song. Each battle, each betrayal, each desperate march — darker and more powerful than the last. The audiences noticed the change, though they couldn't quite name it. Neither could Dustin.
Then came Yartar. Performing I Could Walk on Waterdeep for the first time since leaving the city, Dustin heard it — his own song, transformed into something he barely recognised. And he embraced it. Glamour of the Night followed — written as he joined the College of Glamour, but the song came out far more otherworldly than he had ever imagined.
