Author: F.T. Lukens
Published: April 2021
Pages: 320
Prince Taliesin of Harth has not tiptoed outside of his palace walls in years. Shuttered away, he has been practicing to suppress his magic—magic that his own family embargoed in their seaside capital. Finally, he will survey his sovereign land for himself on his coming-of-age tour. But just two days into the excursion, they must deliver a boy his age from his prison on a crumbling vessel. Tal is responsible for watching over Athlen, the slippery transport. But when he jettisens himself, jumping overboard and out of sight from his chaperons, Tal is sure that Athlen will perish in the open ocean. That is, until he runs into Athlen days later on dry land, very much alive. But before he can question his deserter, Tal is snatched. His pirate kidnappers demand an impossible ransom or else they will parade his rumored powers before their enemies. Tal must either dodge his holders or provoke a war. And Athlen might just be his only recourse.
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