Ten thousand years after the fall of the immortals, the Gaern rule the kingdom. Xali's family has ruled the provinces since the great king defeated the immortals and reclaimed the lands as theirs. As a second born, Xali's family expects her to keep quiet and respect the first borns, but Xali is not like the other second borns. Born without the magic the others in her family hold, she yields the sword as her weapon. She is bold,...