The Curse of the Blood

For twenty years, Sciona has dedicated every moment of her life to the study of magic, driven by the mad desire to achieve the impossible: to become the first woman to be admitted to the High Magisterium of the University of Magic and Industry. When Sciona finally realizes her ambition and becomes a high mage, she discovers that her challenges have only just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel uncomfortable and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, she is assigned a janitor. What neither Sciona nor her companions realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild plains to the city. But now he sees an opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and kept the privileged in power. At first, the mage and the outsider have a conflicting relationship. But as they work together, they unravel an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever… as long as it doesn't kill them first.