The Mage's Familiar

Olwen is a healer in a rural village who rescues an injured cat only to discover he is a Familiar, a shapeshifter capable of amplifying her abilities. They begin to forge a close bond, one unlike anything she has ever experienced. When she summoned to the Capital City to become part of the Emperor's rumored knight maiden harem, she must choose between her blossoming love for her Familiar and her desire for truth and power. As she navigates the political battleground of court and attempts to control her growing magic can she maintain her grip on reality and keep her dream of freedom in her grasp? Will she find love and liberty or will the allure of wealth and the claws of the Emperor turn her into a villainess?

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