Mae and Elnar are simple students at an academy in the province of Karilia. He is a water mage, and after finishing his studies he planned to work in the sea. She dreamed of becoming a famous artifact-maker. But everything went to the cats when agents arrived in their town looking for a bastard of a wealthy lord. Mae and El ended up unwillingly pulled into the investigation. And it’s still unclear which is worse: getting caught by the king’s agents or having to dance to the tune of people planning a coup. And what can a poor bastard do when a cursed runic binding is tightening on his arm—and feelings in his soul keep flaring up more and more?
The first part of the duology!