A broken pact. An oppressed people. Two souls bound by destiny.
For millennia, the inhabitants of the fifty-two villages have lived in gratitude toward the Mother and her Titans. But for Valianara, a young novice hungry for the truth, entering the Academy of the Lore-Keepers marks the end of her innocence. Behind the legends lies a macabre reality: her people are nothing more than livestock for a civilization of immortal mages.
As the foundations of her faith crumble, Valianara falls victim to an unprecedented magical accident: she finds herself sharing her mind with Azymantias, a rebel mage imprisoned in an urn for centuries. Cynical, brilliant, and haunted by his past failures, Azymantias is the man who once triggered a cataclysm.
As an undercover spy threatens to betray the city and its secrets to a dying empire, can this unlikely duo learn to coexist? Standing as the final bulwark against the return of oppression, will they find a way to protect their realm?