Mother said flatly, after the Icthari had been led away to their chambers. We were drifting back towards the Keep after the reception. Arran held my hand very tightly, and Mother was on my other side, while Cal strode in front, his long legs swifter than the rest of us. Cr...
This is a work of fiction. Thousands of years after a magical catastrophe reshaped the world and pulled the moons out of alignment, the secret of magic has seemingly been lost. At the centre of the vast, forbidding Plains of Kallanash lies a land ruled by a secreti...
How could Lakkan be dead? I’d seen him only the afternoon before in Cal’s room, the three of us practising transferring magical energy into and out of vessels and each other. He’d teased me about the plate of cakes I chewed my way through while we worked, and said it was no wonder I was getting s...
This time, the Kellon came to see me, his face a picture of concern. “Most Powerful? I hope… nothing is wrong?” “Not at all, Gracious Lord. Just a private matter to discuss with my parents. Family business.” It wasn’t quite true, but it would serve ...