Prince Kazia Dire keeps everyone at arm’s length for a reason.  He learned at an early age that mages couldn’t be trusted and would only bring him pain.  But having a captured mage from Silaise at his beck and call is an opportunity that he can’t pass up.  Lucian Vaire has hated house Dire since they cost him everything in the last war.  However, he’ll freely admit that being in Kazia’s company is better than being tortured by King Imrik.  And he can’t help but […]

Sei had been trained to be the perfect grail, a living power source for a mage, almost from birth.  Being betrothed to Prince Marek as part of a treaty is finally his chance to actual do that.  Except the dragonrider prince has absolutely no interested in either Sei or using his power.  Marek wasn’t supposed to be the one getting betrothed.  That was his brother Vana who has disappeared.  He’s terrified of using Sei and burning him out; dragonriders don’t use grails for a reason.  […]