Lady Rhea Baphineaux left her home in Ishgard for a year of adventure. What she discovered was a destiny as the Warrior of Light. Yet, even the mightiest can be brought low. Fleeing, she seeks refuge in her homeland to plan her next steps. Will she be able to keep her gaze set on the horizon, or will she fall prey to despair and let it consume her as her homeland turns to ash?

Lady Rhea Baphineaux left her home in Ishgard for a year abroad to seek adventure and learn the ways of the world outside Coerthas. Adventure and a destiny far greater than she had ever imagined as the Warrior of Light finds her, setting her and her fellow Scions of the Seventh Dawn on a tumultuous path. 'A Realm Awakened' is the sequel to the 'Becoming the Warrior of Light' story.

Lady Rhea de Baphineaux, co-heir to the Baphineaux Barony in Ishgard, has her father's adventurous spirit. Before she settles down into her life among the nobility, she convinces her family to let her spend a year outside the borders of their homeland. Little did she know she would set in motion a destiny far greater than she could have ever expected.