Publisher's Synopsis
Alin has just completed his final year of study in the enchanter's academy in Ausinia when he receives an unexpected offer: to continue his education under the hand of Madalen, a daughter of Merinel. The offer seems too good to be true. But accepting it places Alin in an uncomfortable position, thrusting him from his humble beginnings as a fisherman, and then a penniless student, into the ostentatious wealth of Ausinia's prestigious North Side. His connections with both worlds, and his respect for his teachers in each one, quickly embroil him in a greater struggle that may forever change the relations between the wealthy and the powerless in the city. This is the fourth book of the Chronicles of Imenras, following The Coming of the King, Look to the Sea and Wind From the Northeast.
