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Bragar and Davorshan, and is befriended by Finbarr the Archivist and D'arvan, Davorshan's twin,
who is unable to access his powers. As she grows to adulthood, her studies are diverted by the
return of Forral as Commander of the Nexis Garrison. Aurian resumes sword training and makes new
friends at the Garrison—Lieutenant Maya and Panic, the Cavalrymaster. The bond between Forral and
Aurian ripens into mature love, but matings between Mortals and Magefolk are forbidden. In the
meantime, Miathan begins to force his attentions on her.
Elsewhere in Nexis, Anvar, son of a baker, is sold as a bondservant to the Archmage. He is truly
Miathan's son—a half-breed Mage whose mother has kept his identity secret. Miathan steals his
powers, binding him with a spell of silence. After months of toil and brutality, he escapes,
seeking his lover Sara, who was pregnant when they parted. But she has lost the child and married
Vannor, Head of the Merchants' Guild. When Anvar is recaptured, Aurian defies the Arch-mage to
claim him as her servant.
In the catacombs beneath the Academy, Miathan discovers a grail fashioned from the Caldron of


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Rebirth, one of the lost Artifacts of Power. When Aurian and Forral become lovers, the jealous
Archmage turns the grail to evil, cursing any child that may come of their union to take the form
of the first beast Aurian sees after its birth.
Eliseth persuades Meiriel to negate Aurian's spells against pregnancy, knowing that Miathan will
never countenance Portal's half-breed child. Davorshan tries to murder his brother, and D'arvan
flees to Aurian's mother, who can help him find his powers. Maya goes with him to the Valley.
Miathan discovers that Aurian is pregnant and tries to destroy the child, but Anvar warns Ferral
and Vannor. When Forral attacks, Miathan unleashes Death-Wraiths—spirits who feed on life
force—from the grail, and Forral is slain.
Aurian and Anvar escape Nexis by ship, taking Sara with them at Vannor's request. Aurian's one
hope of defeating Miathan is to find the three lost Artifacts—but time is limited, for as her
pregnancy progresses, she will lose her powers until the child is born. Then to her horror, she
feels Miathan's mind, searching the seas for her with magic.
When Maya and D'arvan reach the Valley, Eilin tells D'arvan that his true father is HeHorin, Lord
of the Phaerie—a powerful race of Elemental beings exiled from the world by
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ancient Magefolk. Maya and D'arvan become lovers and stay in the Vale.
At sea, Aurian discovers the wise and powerful whales— the ancient Mage race of Leviathan. When
she uses her powers to help them, the Archmage finds her and Eliseth conjures a storm to sink the
ship. In the ensuing battle with Miathan, Aurian blinds him.
Aurian, Anvar, and Sara are rescued by the Leviathan, but the storm has blown them to the unknown
Southern Kingdoms. Sara seduces Anvar, and Aurian leaves with the Leviathan Ithalasa, who reveals
the lost history of the Magefolk. Aurian learns of the missing Artifacts: the Staff of Earth, the
Harp of Winds, and the Sword of Flame, created by the Dragon-folk for one hand alone to wield.
Ithalasa does not know where they can be found.
Anvar and Sara are captured by the Khazalim, a fierce desert race, and taken to the city of
Taibeth, where Anvar is sold as a slave and Sara goes to the harem of Xiang, the ruler. Given the
chance to become queen, she callously consigns Anvar to his fate. Aurian reaches Taibeth and is
sentenced to fight in the Arena. Here she befriends Eliizar, disillusioned Swordmaster, and his
wife Nereni. She hopes to find Anvar, but first she must fight the fearsome Black Demon, against
whom no one has survived.
Miathan sends Davorshan to kill Aurian's mother. D'arvan slays him, but not before Eilin is