***Mostly completed The Great War between the Nothern Kingdom of Adralis and The Southern Empire of Rhayda has lasted for centuries. With the royal family of Adralis killed off, it's only moments before their kingdom falls to The Southern Queen. But Taryn is desperate to keep that from happening. With her friend Neve by her side, together they do what they can, freeing prisoners and Southerner controlled towns, but they're fighting a losing battle. Everything changes however when they find two Southerners unconcious in the woods. The mysterious Andre who's hiding more secrets than he lets on, and his younger brother Zephyr, who wields untold powers of his own. Together, the four embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the Northern Throne. But with a mole in their group, and the Southern Queen's magic growing every day, Taryn must come to terms with her past and make the best decision she can to end the Southern Queen's reign of terror, even if it means losing everyone she loves.

Volume 1: Pickpocketing Living in secret and stealing to eat is a hard life , but it's all Kuro has ever known. Fear and necessity honed him from a young age into the finest young thief in in the wizard kingdoms. Nobody can hide forever, though, and a run of poor luck lands Kuro in a place where his quick hands and quiet feet count for nothing: Avalon Academy, school of magic. Out of his depth and unable to escape, can Kuro find a place among the other misfits at the school, or will his past return to ruin the one chance he has to leave his life in the shadows?