"She must never come to use magik, or she will destroy us all. "If Eyolin can stay hidden until her twentieth birthday, she will finally be free.

A castoff from elvish high society in the tree city of Mainwood, Eyolin seeks out a meager existence as a black market herbalist's assistant. Her family is dead or missing, her memory is fractured, and a power lurks within her that she cannot control.

But one more year-one more year and the magik burning inside her will be released back to the land. Freed of its influence, she can finally make an ordinary life for herself.

Yet, the realm of Alagana tilts toward war, and the tyrant king Magnogogue has taken a special interest in Eyolin. So have the assassins of the Twilight realm, particularly Kipp, whose connection to Eyolin may run counter to the contract he's magikally Bound to complete.

Soon, Eyolin will have to choose her allies and assume her place in the world. Does she come to the aid of Mainwood's downtrodden human population? Or follow in the footsteps of the Master of Magik who believes Eyolin will be at the heart of a coming calamity? In this kingdom ruled by men who all want her power for their own, only one thing is certain:All that Eyolin touches, she destroys.

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