Alidra is still a child when her simple life as a Benari commoner is turned upside down by the news that she may have a role in a prophesy that is key to recovering a Holy Weapon – the Sword of Rindalam the Lawgiver – from the hands of Amara, the goddess of chaos.

But prophecy is tricky and as she secretly trains for her task Alidra also comes to understand the complexity of the one she is part of. Which leads her to a question she dare not ask aloud. Will she truly help reclaim the sword and bring glory to Benar, or will she bring about the Mage Council’s downfall and rekindle the Mage War which ended just before her birth? Or maybe, just maybe those are the same thing…

Chapter One: Part One