An evil empire. An offer of vengeance. A terrible price. The Rodeam Kingdom has become a tyranny, rewriting their dark history and experimenting with vile magics on their own subjects. When a woman is taken by the tyrant's agents, the monarch doesn't comprehend the grave mistake he's just made. To rescue her sister from a terrible fate, Arionna agrees to learn the ancient arts under a potent wielder, the mysterious and manipulative...