The Realisation

Everyone knew that use of magic would wither away a person's soul. Eir had watched over the years as Brynarr whittled away more and more of his soul, until there was nothing left of the man that she had once loved.

They had gone to war thinking that they could wrest back some of the power, make things fair for the rest of the magicians and other elder creatures. But they had been at war now for many years, and nothing seemed to have changed—in fact, Eir almost thought that things might have worsened. There were better ways to fight fear than fighting; that only brokered more fear, and justifiably so.

Knowing that her beloved must be stopped, Eir is desperate to come up with a plan. But what she actually manages to accomplish surprises even herself…

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