When a motionless woman dressed in white appears in the village of Falk,Kendall Stockton has no inkling that the strange apparition will soonleave her homeless, and tangled in the affairs of mages and monsters.For the white figure is the first sign of a spell which will shattercities, and make the caster as powerful as the gods.Saved by a stranger who claims her goal is to stop the woman, Kendall istorn between admiring the mage Rennyn Claire’s strength, and doubtingher methods. What is Rennyn willing to do to win? Do the best ofintentions justify pragmatic sacrifice, or is Rennyn Claire no betterthan the monster she is trying to stop?