Princess Adalese has two problems: a life-eating Blight is devouring the forest, and her soulmate is destined to kill her.

Mikal, a jaded thief from the Wastelands, has two options: steal a dragon's heart for coin or starve. His only obstacle? An eccentric princess and her overbearing witch-mother who seem determined to end him.

As the Blight sweeps into Terrelis, Adalese and Mikal band together to uncover the truth to the ancient dragon's magic and the wasteland's past. But in a world where magic and defying fate require hefty prices, saving the forest may mean losing each other.

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