In the rugged hills of Rohglinn, Kadaris has found herself managing the castle gardens, far from the life of magic and adventure she craves. She’s learned to bide her time, waiting for an opportunity to break free from her mundane duties. But when her garden is mysteriously vandalized and the castle’s crops are sabotaged, Kadaris embarks on a quest to uncover the truth. What she discovers is far from ordinary—something ancient and not of this world has targeted her home.

Desperate for answers, Kadaris seeks help from the monks of a nearby temple, whose solution sparks a fire in her. Solving this problem leads her to uncover long-buried secrets about magic, history, and power—secrets that have been kept hidden for over five hundred years, ever since mages were banned from court.

But as Kadaris delves deeper into this forgotten history, her determination to become a court mage only grows stronger. Even if it means confronting the dark truths that made magic forbidden in the first place, Kadaris knows she won’t stop until she reclaims the power that’s been denied for centuries.