One tower fell. One child died. Now, the survivor is building a sanctuary for the power that destroyed them.
Eighteen months ago, Cody was an untrained boy fighting for his life. In his desperation, his power erupted, collapsing a castle tower and taking the life of an innocent eight-year-old girl. Today, he is the founder of The Listening School, a hilltop academy dedicated to teaching "Harmony"—a way to work with the earth’s ley currents instead of commanding them.
But the past has a long reach.
Lord Gavren Holt has never forgotten the daughter he buried. Driven by a grief that doesn't negotiate, he has filed a formal petition with the Crown to shut the school down and arrest its founders. Cody must prove his new methods are safe before a royal investigation strips his students of their future.
Beside him stands Elara Vaemont, a brilliant administrator who lives for precision and order. As they fight the legal battle for the school's legitimacy, Elara discovers a secret buried in her own family’s genealogy: a name struck through in faded ink, and a heritage she was never meant to claim.
Together, they must face an enemy older than Holt’s grief. A shadowy organization known as The Severance has spent sixty years pruning the Aetherian bloodlines from the world—and they have just marked The Listening School as their next target.
In a world where magic is a weapon to be controlled, can Cody and Elara prove that true power lies in harmony? Start reading the first book in a new epic fantasy saga today.
Genre: Fantasy
Eighteen months ago, Cody was an untrained boy fighting for his life. In his desperation, his power erupted, collapsing a castle tower and taking the life of an innocent eight-year-old girl. Today, he is the founder of The Listening School, a hilltop academy dedicated to teaching "Harmony"—a way to work with the earth’s ley currents instead of commanding them.
But the past has a long reach.
Lord Gavren Holt has never forgotten the daughter he buried. Driven by a grief that doesn't negotiate, he has filed a formal petition with the Crown to shut the school down and arrest its founders. Cody must prove his new methods are safe before a royal investigation strips his students of their future.
Beside him stands Elara Vaemont, a brilliant administrator who lives for precision and order. As they fight the legal battle for the school's legitimacy, Elara discovers a secret buried in her own family’s genealogy: a name struck through in faded ink, and a heritage she was never meant to claim.
Together, they must face an enemy older than Holt’s grief. A shadowy organization known as The Severance has spent sixty years pruning the Aetherian bloodlines from the world—and they have just marked The Listening School as their next target.
In a world where magic is a weapon to be controlled, can Cody and Elara prove that true power lies in harmony? Start reading the first book in a new epic fantasy saga today.
Genre: Fantasy
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