Surrounded by geysers and fumaroles, Aelwin Seer is not just trapped in an inhospitable environment, but an unfriendly one: Seers are dismissed as useless. He cannot leave, since all mages must live where Archmage Domina can keep her eye on them. And yet, can he continue to live there, or even to live, once Domina discovers he has no loyalty to her at all?
Taken from his family at the age of twelve, Aelwin hasn't been aware of how much he misses having a home. But when he escapes from Domina and the Council, he knows he cannot rest until he finds somewhere that will somehow be safe from the most powerful mage in the world.
Can he find such a place of safety? And make it home?
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