The journeyman exam was supposed to be the hardest thing Marcus and Felix faced this year. Then Erasmus sent for help.
After passing their journeyman examination, Marcus and Felix expected to settle into their new partnership. Instead, Erasmus sends word from the he needs their help in the Eastern provinces. War disrupted the region's magical infrastructure, and he needs glyphwrights who know how to adapt when traditional solutions won't work.
The ward networks are failing. Dungeon containment is corrupted. Preservation systems are breaking down. It's the kind of widespread repair work that hasn't been needed in five hundred years.
Their royal escort, Prince Adrian, spent years training in combat and protocol to earn his abilities. Marcus's fourteen-year-old sister can see magical patterns the Prince never will. The resentment is immediate. And somehow, Marcus has to get them all working together before minor failures cascade into disaster.
The Glyphwright Chronicles continues with infrastructure crises, unlikely allies, and the lesson that sometimes the most important work isn't glamorous—it's the foundation that keeps everything else standing.
