Savander leads the First Blades, sorcerer-swordsmen who protect and serve the Empire’s Magicians–but his own gifts are incomplete, and the path of a Magician remains beyond him. When at last a deal presents itself, a way to become the Magician he always dreamed of being, the price may be too high for him to pay.

Half magician and half religious figure, the Ashwright can bring hope and relief to a people ravaged by war and banditry…for a price.