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Having a Gift is supposed to be good. But Edileth's feels more like a curse. Vowing to hide her abilities post-catastrophe, she leads a simple, disciplined life as Captain of the Guard in Kerindh. But this is all thrown into chaos when she is summoned by the Ferlian Order to transport an ancient relic for them. Edileth accepts, not knowing that it will lead her to participate in a power struggle much bigger than herself. On her journey, she is aided by a spontaneous elf who tests her patience, a healer who soothes more than physical ailments, an enchanter who is more than he seems, and an elite ranger with all the personality of a rock. Their common goal to prevent Gael-Narenth from falling to Si-ol's tyrannical sorcerer-king brings them together in more ways than one, and Edileth starts to care for her companions. But it is impossible to ignore the war approaching, and Edileth must embrace her scorned gift, or watch her companions perish. ~~~~ Won 2nd place in the Fantasy genre for The Lotus Awards 2020. Adept Pen Semi-finalist Chapters One through Fourteen are more heavily edited. The remaining chapters are still early-draft versions and are quite messy. Thank you for your patience and understanding as I work to polish this story!

She doesn't believe in hope, she used to but not anymore. From all she has seen, hard to blame her. She runs from herself. From the darkness she believes resides within. 'Once I was running from all that haunted me, to the dark I was succumbing to what hurt unbearably. I have beheld the whole of all, that my heart had any interest in this life, to be distant and torn from off my hopes, That nothing now is left. Why then live on? Oh yes for my people. Only thing that seems to keeps me going really.' That was until he came Axel Adler the vicious prince. Not someone she should be around but something just makes her stay probably because he's her mate. She wants him and he wants her that seems to be enough right? Is that really enough though? No it's not, life is selfish. It can't ever let anything go without destroying it or scarring it. Eva is forced to choose between her people she rules, and the one who rules her heart Read to find out her choice. Follow Eva and Axel on their journey against the rest of the world. -----------