Blade of Embers

Both are faced with impossible challenges if they hope to save their Provinces...Sterlyn works hard to become a Prior and start his new life—a life without his lifetime friend Rillion, who captured his heart before passing into Everlasting. Turning his back on family and Province, he's determined to start fresh in a new town, far from the painful memories haunting his dreams.However, before earning the Prior title, Sterlyn must face three challenges that will test his dedication and dwindling patience. His quest leads him into the deepest forest, a realm ruled by warring clans of dwarves, centaurs, and other creatures. With each clan hostile toward the others, how can he succeed when they despise nothing more than a human intruding upon their territory?Has Issah given Sterlyn an impossible task?Though Rillion lives, she wishes the cruel Magpie family would simply send her to Everlasting, where she might reunite with the family that once loved her. Her beloved Province has fallen into ruin, overtaken by greedy merchants, hateful people, and a step-family consumed by their ruthless pursuit of power and prestige.When the twin sisters' controlling potion finally wears off, Rillion's mind clears. She sees plainly what she missed in her days of comfort. As despair battles with her yearning to escape and save her defeated province, she wonders: Is it too late?When Juniper the okbold appears, Rillion discovers it's never too late to fight back. She has the will—but will that be enough?