She knew it wasn't the "key document" Kaelen had wanted—that had been hidden in the secret room beneath her chamber after her mother gave it to her on her ninth birthday.
She lifted the book, its cover embossed with a single, complex sigil that seemed to pulse faintly under the morning light. The title, embossed in faded gold, read: A Comprehensive Compendium of Corrupted Sub-Glyph and Mana Afflictions.
Seraphielle gasped, slowly rubbing the cover of the book, then her lips curled into a bright, satisfied smile. Her mother had known she was being targeted. She had kept the answer to her mysterious illness for her daughter to find. But last time, her daughter was utterly useless.
This time, her daughter would change their fates.
