The Ashes

There is a burdening cost to freedom, and Adresia Bellum is willing to pay it.

Five months ago, she traded her servitude for treason to the crown. Now branded a traitor, she and her closest allies must find a way to evade the Queen of Morolyn's clutches as chaos tears through the kingdom.

When Adresia is forced to use her magic to save those she loves in a destructive way, she must face the daunting reality that power is not meant to be craved. But as she presses on, she discovers her hunger for justice slipping into a desire for revenge, and when loyalties are tested and betrayals emerge, tuning into the violence within her becomes a fearful temptation.

Even worse than the passions at war within her, the nameless leader aiding the Queen continues to ravage the land. Innocents continue to suffer...and beasts begin to rise. Despite the rebellion still gathering to finally strike Queen Narissa, Adresia begins to question who she can trust.

And beyond all the calamity and destruction, within the undiscovered depths of the continent, a foreign song continues to be sung. There is someone unwilling to stop fighting...and they might just be Adresia's best chance at survival.