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…

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