Errant Mage

Magic was outlawed for Five Hundred Years. Kadaris is starting to understand why. Newly embedded among Canowin's student mages, Kadaris is desperate to prove she belongs—before her rivals decide she doesn't. But her real problem is the relic she never should have touched: an ancient scepter that can amplify power… and attract the kind of attention that gets mages hunted. Fern has her own war to fight. Once trained as a shadow dancer, she's now sworn to protect the da'har—and someone has already slipped an assassin inside the castle. While the court argues about whether magic is a threat or a necessity, Fern follows the evidence into dark corners: missing ledgers, silenced witnesses, and whispers that anti-mage zeal is turning into a purge. When Kadaris comes to Fern for help, neither of them is ready for what an alliance will cost. One is hiding forbidden power. The other is hunting a conspiracy that could shatter the realm. Together, they'll have to choose who to trust—because if Kadaris loses control, and Fern fails to expose the enemy, Finoren won't survive what comes next. ERRANT MAGE is an epic fantasy of forbidden magic, court intrigue, and reluctant allies.