The Golden Sword

CAMDEN DEKATHRINE had been destined by birth and tradition to serve the Flame, the supreme power in the kingdom of Branion. But it was not the Flame which called to him, it was the Wind. Drawn to this Aspect yet forced to keep his talent secret, Cam felt alienated from his own family, forbidden to become who he was meant to be.

Then his uncle, Celestus, offered Cam a temporary refuge at his own home of Tavenstock. And suddenly a world of possibilities opened for Cam. For three of his cousins were also staying with his uncle: Celestus' own daughter Danielle, who felt the call of Sea as strongly as Cam did Wind; Quinton, whose chosen Aspect was Oaks; and Alisha DeMarian, daughter of the ruling Aristok, and a vessel of the Living Flame itself.

But what at first seemed like the most wonderful haven Cam could imagine was fated to become something far different. For what Celestus was training Cam and his cousins to do was to commit the ultimate heresy. And the Flame Champions would not stand idly by while this Circle of power grew to the point that it threatened all of Branion and the Prophetic Realm....