Aylea is a strange world. Humans, Saytrs, Elves, Halflings, Dwarfs, Orcs and many more live side by side. But there is no peace. Aurelia Elin is a girl with an odd past. She's human, as far as she's aware, and is a specialist with blades. Fae Winters is a girl who has been called odd many times. She's an elf, and loves hacking. When fates collide, what will happen.

"Once you're marked, you're marked for life." Harnessing white light has always been a dangerous task in Alensia, and when Elian finds himself falsely accused and wrongly imprisoned, he's unaware of the hidden motives. Elian occupies a cell beneath the Sapphire court, with a feisty cell mate who refuses to speak her name. But the girl is more dangerous than she seems, and when Elian is marked and his life linked to her's, escape is impossible. And marking is eternal. Forced into a charade and made to leave behind the people he loves, Elian must try to survive in a court where deceit is more common than truth and allies quickly turn to enemies. The game of the Courts is a dangerous one, and Elian is losing...

Derythian Kingsley has always been different from his kind. Different from his older brother, leader of his home land Xenia, and different from the normals outside it. But when a new boy shows up at the barrier, Derythian must find out who he really is and how his appearance was possible. With the help of a few others, Derythian tries to solve the mystery, discovering powers he never even knew he had. As secrets are uncovered and lies become truth, perhaps he could change how different he is in his world along the way.