Women can only be witches. Safara Zayn was born with the witch mark. At nearly seventeen, she is considered a woman, but she is not a witch. Her fire gift is volatile and unpredictable. It is also against the law in the kingdom of Fadulis. Uma, Safara's grandmother, has never had much time for nonsensical laws. She knows that her granddaughter is destined for greater things. She shaves the girl's head, and swaps her dress for a pair of trousers, then takes her "grandson" to town to be apprenticed to the royal mage. Only men can be mages. Wylan Jaz is the youngest man ever to hold the position of royal mage. He is also the most powerful. He knows that his new charge is not a boy. He understands the danger facing them both if he chooses to accept a female apprentice, but Safara's sharp mind and unique gifts intrigue him. He takes the young fire mage under his wing and teaches her to command the immense power burning within her. Trouble is looming on the horizon. War is brewing between Fadulis and a neighboring nation and the mages are forced to use all the power at their disposal as they fight for their kingdom and for their lives.
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