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Chapter 8 Kai owan and I stand alone in the commandant’s office, the light flickering through the window gleaming off the polished mahogany desk and playing over the neat stack of parchment that I should be taking the opportunity to read through. Instead, I’m staring at her. At the alchemist. “Where is the commandant?” Rowan

Chapter 7 Rowan idn’t expect you here,” I gasp to Kyrian. “Mutual.” He gives me a less than amused look and swings off me smoothly, laying out a would-be assailant with a dagger hilt strike to the temple. The brawl is over quicker than it had started, but with a great deal more blood. At

Chapter 6 Rowan take an involuntary step back, my mouth suddenly dry. I can smell the sour reek of alcohol wafting off him, see the mad gleam in his bloodshot eyes. Gods, the whole room is suddenly more volatile than an explosives barrel, with one wrong move poised to set off disaster. And I’ve no

Chapter 5 Rowan o not getting caught!” Ellie whisper shouts, clapping Trish on the back. “To not getting caught!” I echo and we drink up, even Trish. The liquid is strong and fiery, with an initial sweetness that lures the senses before turning sharp as it hits the back of the throat, making my eyes

Chapter 4 Rowan he mess hall falls deathly silent. Collin groans, blood trickling from his broken nose onto his lunch tray as he struggles to regain his balance. Ellie grabs my hand before I can rush over to help him, her fingers digging into my wrist. “Dead rescuers help no one,” she warns quickly under

Chapter 3 Rowan his feels like a horse market,” I mutter, setting my lunch tray down beside Ellie’s at the mess hall. Until this year, we took our meals with the other enchanters studying at Spire East, but now we are officially in our fusion year so we have to eat with the combat track

Chapter 2 Rowan ou alright, Ro?” Collin gives my hand a quick squeeze as Spire East’s third year cadets assemble on the main courtyard for first formation, the two seas of red and black uniforms touching in the middle. Once squads are assigned, enchanters and combat cadets will be mixed, but for now neither side

Chapter 1 Rowan tanding opposite Commandant Ainsley’s desk, I know exactly what she is about to say. Namely, that I’m a major disappointment to the kingdom of Eryndor, the Spire Joint Command, and her personally. My mother is nothing if not predictable. At least when it comes to me. “Commandant Ainsely,” my mother reads aloud