**Torn apart by a raid on their village, three siblings must find their way back to each other.**
But a dark force stands in their way—one they can’t fight alone.
Ruben is a prisoner. His captor, a blood mage, commands loyalty with an unbreakable bond.
As Ruben tries to resist the blood mage’s pull, he realises he has a power of his own. His desire to become stronger takes him to dark places, driving him to do even darker things. If he *can* gain his freedom, will he be able to return to the life he once knew, after all he has done?
When Ella’s brother Ruben is kidnapped, she vows to rescue him. But she has never left her village, never swung a sword.
On her journey, Ella finds a courage she never knew she had. And something else—a strength deep within. An Affinity for magic she yearns to understand. While her newfound power buoys her confidence, the discovery of who holds her brother captive makes her wonder if it will be enough.
Marius, his brother and sister gone, doesn’t know what to do with himself. Until a Tahali monk, a man who can move things with his mind and heal with a touch, comes to town.
The monk discovers Marius’s powers—powers Marius never knew he had—and offers him the chance to become an apprentice. But the road to the Tahali mountains is no longer safe, and a dark evil hounds them on their way.