Magic is entirely forbidden in Upper Hetzia, a town scarred by the Sortilegious Wars.  Those who are suspected of practicing magic are executed in the infamous White Tribunal.  Tradain liMarchborg lost his father to the White Tribunal, and now seeks vengeance.  He pawns his soul to conjure powers that will allow him to avenge his father's death and returns to the capital city of Lis Folaze.  There, Tradain falls in love with Glennian liTarngrav, who has a different agenda.  Their union could redeem a nation or cost them their lives.

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