Rabbit is a trooper on the Border Guards, just another body in the King's army. But when his patrol encounters a Faena—one of the magical guardians of an uneasy ally—Rabbit is thrust into a political and magical intrigue that could start a war. Because Rabbit isn't just another trooper. He is the son of nobility—and a mage who doesn't know his own power... TROOPER  A horse soldier, Rabbit is nothing but a grunt in the Royal Army of Iversterre. A lost grunt, seeing as how his unit can’t seem to find its way out of the mountains. But help comes from an unexpected source: a Faena—or “magical”—from the Border kingdom. NOBLE  The Faena, a mountain cat named Laurel, blows Rabbit’s cover. Turns out he’s not just some poor Border farm boy turned trooper, but the son of Iversterre nobility. And their chance meeting is nothing of the kind. Laurel needs Rabbit’s help to stop a war. MAGE  Smugglers from Iversterre have been making runs into the Border, killing its sacred beings. It’s enough to make even the calmest Border-born angry. Especially Rabbit. For he’s been keeping another secret about himself. And it’s about to explode—in a big way… The Border trounced Iversterre once. It will happen again. Unless Rabbit can keep his cool and learn the rules of a game he’s never wanted to play…

Rabbit is struggling to make sense of his new powers and his new position as King Jusson's heir when a man once scorned by his mother comes seeking retribution—and demands that Rabbit marry his daughter

When Rabbit joined the Royal Army of Iversterre, he was just trying to get off the family farm. Instead, he got mixed up with a magical from the Border, learned he couldn't escape his noble lineage, and developed some surprising talents that he can't always control. But with Iversterre sliding toward the abyss, Rabbit needs to master his powers quickly—before someone else does it for him. SOLDIER When Rabbit joined the Royal Army of Iversterre, he was just trying to get off the family farm. Instead, he got mixed up with a shaman from the Border, learned he couldn’t escape his noble lineage, and developed some surprising powers—powers he can’t always control. When his magic takes on a life of its own and nearly wrecks a town square, he and his friends find themselves behind bars. MAGE Wounds from the Border wars are still raw, anxiety about magic is running high, and Rabbit’s cousin, King Jusson, has been struggling to keep his kingdom from hysteria and chaos. Rabbit’s little display nearly sparked a riot, and the common folk—and not a few hostile nobles—are demanding a purge of anything magical. KING’S HEIR But Jusson reaffirms Rabbit as his heir and makes him second to the Lord Commander of the Royal Army. Rabbit is also the kingdom’s only official mage—a fact that takes on new significance when his former jailer turns up as a corpse, killed by death magic. With Iversterre sliding toward the abyss, Rabbit needs to master his immense powers quickly—before someone else does it for him…