Nina Rowan, a six-affinity mage, enters Asterfall to become the greatest healer, but her light magic is dismissed. When she's attacked by Livia Vale, a housemaster takes her in as a bonded prodigy. Can Nina prove that healing magic is power before her enemies strike again?
Lyra has gone too far. Recruiting a student in the street was bad enough. She made the girl a bonded protégé before she ever faced the thousand step trial. Do Academy rules mean nothing to her? The rules require 700 steps. Nina is a third wrangle light mage. Reaching 200 would be a miracle. By forcing her into the trial now, Lyra is practically
demanding that we falsify the result this is mentorship lyra is trading on her old to defy academy law in public chancellor someone cleared 800 no 900 steps 900 Chancellor, the prodigy has reached 950.
Chancellor, a talent like this appears once in a century. I volunteer to make this student my personal protege and teach them everything Not so fast, Southwell. A will this strong perfectly suits my discipline.
I should be the one to train this student. Enough. If this student reaches the summit, I will take them as my own protege and raise them as Astavell Academy's successor. What are you all fighting over? This prodigy is already my student.
You're not talking about Nina, that little light mage, are you? A third rankle light mage had climbed 950 steps in less than an hour. I know you want to defend your student housemaster win, but that's an outrageous Leon tells me you already made a bet with my student. What do you want to make another one with
What are the stakes Your frost bloom if you lose I take the blade if I lose this soul pearl a legendary great artifact is deal But I have one more condition
If you lose, you cannot interfere when I kill Nina. Agreed. Livia, Frostbloom is one of Asterfall's greatest relics. Our mentor fought hard to obtain it.
Are you sure you should wager it? Don't worry. Nina can't possibly reach 950. I'll get to kill her, and I'll win the Soul Bell our mentor has always wanted. Housemaster Wen, please reconsider.
Nina is only a third-ranked Lightmajor and a brand-new student. Wagering a legendary-grade artifact on her is reckless. Don't worry. They're the only ones who can lose.
Watch out! She found the hidden step. She reached the true summit! In all of Astrofall Academy's history,
no one has ever reached the true summit. Not one person. It's her, the Light Mage-it, Nina Rowan! Nina?