In the Heart of a Soulless Vessel

"A pale, leafy light smoked out of the wand's tip, then seemed to fade into nothingness. Fjona could feel the energy latch on to the pebble like a fish caught on the line and she began to gently lift it off the ground."Fjona Sarsen, now with a wand of her own, is one step closer to becoming a sage and aiding Perciville Harper in his quest to prevent the deadly Eight Afflictions from returning. As they journey across the Arvum, the Sleeping Giant looming on the horizon, they find themselves entangled in the lives of those affected by the burgeoning threat: a scholar at the Archivus, a soldier of the Noble Guard, the leader of a dangerous cult.Burdened with the fate of the world on her shoulders, the last thing Fjona expected was for the stakes to rise even higher...