The Luminary's Last Gift

Magic moves through the world as the Flow, steady and unseen, sustaining everything from crops to cities. Most people never question it. The Mage Council prefers it that way. When the Flow begins to fracture, they send Alexander Calder, their most obedient prodigy, to carry out a familiar solution: secure the Luminary and perform the ritual that has preserved balance for centuries. What they do not expect is for him to be bound to Jax Fiasco, a magician who treats magic as art, not law, and refuses to believe that order is the same thing as justice. As they travel south through failing cities and quiet villages, Alexander and Jax uncover the truth behind the Flow, the Luminary, and the cost that has always been hidden beneath the word “balance.” Fixing the world may mean breaking everything they were taught to protect.