Novice B

Imardinisacityofdarkintriguesanddeadlypolitics,wherethosewhowieldmagicwieldpower.Intothisestablishedorderhasblunderedayoungstreet-girlwithextraordinarymagicalgifts.AdoptedbytheMagicians'Guild,herlifeischangedforever-butforbetterorforworse?Soneaknewthatshe'dfaceatoughtimetrainingwithintheMagicians'Guildbutshelittlerealisedthelevelofanimosityshewouldfacefromherfellownovices.Thesonsanddaughtersofthemostpowerfulfamiliesintherealm,herclassmatesseemdeterminedtoseeherfail-atwhatevercost.Butinacceptingtheprotectionoftheguild'shighlord,Soneamayhaveembracedanevenbleakerfate.ForHighLordAkkarinharboursasecretthatisfardarkerthanhismagician'srobes.