When ancient magic tests a newfound love, a dark fate beckons . . .
Magic has been banished in the land of Syhl Shallow for as long as best friends Jax and Callyn can remember. They once loved the stories of the powerful magesmiths and mythical scravers who could conjure fire or control ice, but now theyve learned that magic only leads to danger: magic is what killed Callyns parents, leaving her alone to raise her younger sister. Magic never helped Jax, whose leg was crushed in an accident that his father has been punishing him for ever since. Magic wont save either of them when the tax collector comes calling, threatening to take their homes if they cant pay what they owe.
Meanwhile, Jax and Callyn are astonished to learn magic has already returned to Syhl Shallowin the form of a magesmith whos now married to their queen. Now, the people of Syhl Shallow are expected to allow dangerous magic in their midst, and no one is happy about it.
When a stranger rides into town offering Jax and Callyn silver in exchange for holding secret messages for an anti-magic faction, the choice is obviouseven if it means they may be aiding in a plot to destroy their new king. Its a risk theyre both willing to take. That is, until another visitor arrives: handsome Lord Tycho, the Kings Courier, the man whos been tasked with discovering whos conspiring against the throne.
