The whale beneath the mountains

In a world of plentiful magic, strange creatures, and heroic stories, it's easy to get lost in the wonders of the world and play pretend hero. What's not so easy is getting revenge once your town's been burned to the ground by mages much more powerful than you could imagine. A cult even the Crown has been struggling with.



Luckily, there's a school class for that, and one of the members just so happens to be passing by. The power’s not free, though—but who wouldn't be willing to pay the price after watching the dying embers of their house fade?