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WHEN THE LAST OF THE WHITE LIONS FELL there was peace in the land of Arden for there were no good men left to fight.

Bronwyn, a Mage of the Flame and Guardian of the Peace, travels the eastern shore of Arden working to restore trust in the ruling Mages and heal the rifts in the land caused by the civil war.

Three years ago the Mages, gifted in elemental magic, followed Sallus, and freed a nation from the unjust rule of the king.

Now the luck of of birthright has been replaced by the meritocracy and wisdom of trained mages.

When an injured stranger from the north washes up on the shores of the village of Ashdown with a sealed message it falls  to Bronwyn to deliver it to the Mage council in the eastern capital.

But not every citizen of Arden wanted a revolution.

As Bronwyn travels east she faces hostility from the people she has sworn to serve, she faces the ultimate question of who she can really trust.

******
This is a complete first draft of my 2016 entry for NaNoWriMo. I'll edit and release it in time. Until then, if you like SciFi action adventure, check out my series 'Tales from the Juggernaut' on Wattpad and for sale on Amazon.All Rights Reserved

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