MaxwellJeff
Magic, Human law and Religion are the three pillars of a realm that seem to be breaking at its seams. Cael is an assassin trained and serving the county court, forged in the brutal streets of Pendletown, he survives by being faster, sharper, and more ruthless than anyone who stands against him. He's never failed a mission. He doesn't intend to start now. Clare is his friend who came from Chestra where they were both born and her purpose there is to teach him as much as possible about magic and explain about the Bane, an evil imprisoned but slowly breaking free. Armed with nothing other than his assassin skills, Cael must fight to keep him imprisoned. But when the witches of Chestra begin hunting him, Cael's skills mean nothing. They're faster than any human. They speak with the dead, who whisper his every move. Their leader, an ancient necromancer named Maggie, wants nothing good for him.