In the Empire of Solandir, where magic is punishable by death, Rin Everen has always hidden the strange warmth in her blood. As a skilled thief surviving in the underbelly of the capital, she's learned to keep her head down and her secrets close.
But when a botched heist reveals a mysterious mark on her skin-an ancient sigil of the Ignarii, fire-wielders who were purged from history after a failed rebellion a thousand years ago-Rin finds herself arrested and dragged before the empire's most feared witch-hunter, Commander Kael Vire.
Instead of execution, Vire offers her a dangerous bargain: spy on a growing rebellion of magic-users who might recognize her mark, or face the executioner's blade. Thrust into a world of secret magical heritage and centuries-old prophecies, Rin discovers the rebellion believes she is something impossible-the last heir to the Ignarii throne.
As Rin's dormant powers awaken, she's caught between two worlds. The empire that would see her kind erased from existence, and rebels who view her as a living weapon for their cause. But as ancient flames rise within her, Rin must decide: Will she be the weapon others wish to wield, or will she embrace a destiny greater than either side could imagine?
With the future of magic itself hanging in the balance, the heir of the forgotten flame must navigate politics, betrayal, and her own emerging powers to find a path that might break the cycle of hatred that has consumed Solandir for a millennium.
A sweeping fantasy of hidden heritage, forbidden magic, and a journey of self-discovery that could either heal a broken world or burn it to ashes.
