In the remote village of Mandryn Tessia serves as assistant to her father the village Healer
- much to the frustration of her mother who would rather she found a husband But her life is about to take a very unexpected turn When treating a patient at the residence of the local magician Lord Dakon Tessia is forced to fight off the advances of a visiting Sachakan mage
- & instinctively uses magic She now finds herself facing an entirely different future as Lord Dakon's apprentice But along with the excitement & privilege Tessia is about to discover that her magical gifts bring with them a great deal of responsibility Events are brewing that will lead nations into war rival magicians into conflict & spark an act of sorcery so brutal that its effects will be felt for centuries