Beneath the Ashes

Minato Yûhi became Tenka's youngest headmaster at 32.
He left the assassin's unit a decade ago - or so he tells himself.
The nightmares say otherwise.

Kai'sa Ina has spent three years proving that a Non-Mage
belongs in a Magic Academy.
She doesn't need saving. She needs to be seen.

When their eyes meet on his first day, they both know.
And they both look away.

Because there are rules.
Because there is too much to lose.
Because some fires, once lit, don't stop.

A forbidden romance set in the world of Heirs of the Vow -
150 years before the saga begins.