In a country where magic is illegal, an untrained mage is their only hope.
Start No Fires
Carry No Weapons
Do No Harm
Those three rules safeguarded countless generations of travelers through the enchanted forest–until they didn’t. One boy’s murder ripped open a gateway allowing evil to enter. Now, no one is safe from corruption.
Enchanted trees abduct Sarn and take him to where the forest failed to uphold its rules. Seeing a dead child gifted with the same magic as his son unhinges Sarn. He vows to find out the truth no matter what the cost. But his gift is untrained and can only tell him what he already knows–something unnatural happened here.
Finding answers won’t be easy. Sarn must balance nights serving the Rangers with days dedicated to hiding his son from the dark forces stalking them both. When Sarn’s masters demand he abandon the quest, he faces a terrible decision. Obey his masters and damn the victim of the crime tearing his world apart, or disobey them and destroy himself. For once given, his word is unbreakable.
To avoid an impossible choice, Sarn plays a deadly shell game with his masters and magical constructs that should not exist. With the investigation growing ever more dangerous and two bizarre entities dogging his every move, can Sarn fix anything or will all be lost?
