The Source of Strife

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Only stolen.

Mages feed on catalysts like Dinnie to enhance their spells, and since she's the most formidable weapon alive, they will stop at nothing to control her. Even her parents, leaders of warring realms, wage a battle for her custody, imprisoning her to prevent the other from gaining the upper hand.

No more.

For the first time, Dinnie isn't alone. With the help of Ghost, a glum deserter shackled to his past, she intends to flee this madness. ...