New power complicates everything. Sam wants to use it to continue taking jobs that will eventually buy her way into the nicer sections of the city, but Alec sees a higher purpose to their magic. When an opportunity Alec thought he would never have is offered, he needs to decide whether to follow his heart or his mind. Sam feels like she should be more than a lowborn, but what is she without her Scribe?
Strange attacks in the city leaves her thinking she and Marin aren’t the only Kavers remaining, but why would Marin keep that from her? Finding the answers she and Alec need puts both of their lives in danger but might be the key to knowing whether she’ll ever be anything more than a lowborn. The safety of the city just might depend on it.
Names and Terms
People:
Aelus Stross: An apothecary and skilled healer. Alec’s father
Alec Stross: an apprentice apothecary
Bastan: a thief who essentially runs Caster
Hyp: a moneylender in the Arrend section who frequents Aelus’s shop
Marcella Rubbles: owner of a stationary store in Arrend
Marin: a thief who knew Sam’s mother
Samara (Sam) Elseth: a thief
Trayson (Tray) Elseth: Sam’s brother
Places and Terms:
Arrend section: a merchant section
canal eels: possibly mythical creatures living in the canals
Callesh section: a merchant section
Caster section: a lowborn outer section of the city
Central Canal: the canal that separates the lowborn sections from the merchants and highborns
easar paper: magical paper
Kyza: one of the many gods worshipped in Verdholm
lowborn: a term for people living in the outer sections of the city
Lycithan: a southern nation. Known for their skilled artisans.
Narvin Plains: east of the city, thin stretch of land
physicker: healers with specialized training at the university
Piare River: connects to Ralan Bay and the canals
Ralan Bay: a trading hub along the coast of Verdholm
Sornum: Bastan’s tavern
Thelns: dangerous brutes
Valun: a country known for various artifacts, including the stout rope Sam uses
Verdholm: an isolated city situated near the coast with canals running through it separating it into different sections
Yisl: one of the many gods worshipped in Verdholm
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