Of Wolves and Stags

Dalia Arrowood is a Crystalline. A living weapon granted magical abilities through elven experimentation,feared and loathed by the humans of Belestara. For ten yearsshe has kept a promise to her sister: stay hidden and never use her powers. Living by this promise has allowed her to live a safe and relatively normal life. But safety has a way of feeling like a cageand Dalia longs for more than just the simple and mundane. When fate brings Glenn Cahill to her shoresDalia makes the choice to break her promise. Using her magic to heal his wounds she not only exposes her identity as a Crystalline but breaks the bars of her cage forever. Now exposed to the world as an abominationDalia follows Glenn to join the elusive White Stagsa human resistance against the brutal elven regime. Leaving the safety of Tidesend behinda shadowy masked figure from Dalia’s past haunts her as a fearsome band of elves called the Wolven Hunt chase her and Glenn. Wielding magic of their ownstolen from the hearts of other Crystallinethe Hunt serves as a stark reminder of why she made her promises in the first place. With the comforts of her cage left behindDalia must learn to navigate a world set to see her as either one of two things: a weapon to be used or a monster to be feared.