The Dark Forest of Aneth

Ro'nor is a dragon, at least by heritage. No wings, no shapeshifting, no fancy powers to make him special. He's merely a seer, taking odd jobs to dig himself out of debt. Scry the weather. Find missing children. Simple things.

But his latest job leads him to a village of immortals, who need him to find their mortal child, a child with unprecedented power. She's both a string mage and a creation mage, able to shape the world through sheer force of will. To help Ro'nor, the village grants him a relic more powerful than most gods dare wield—one that can cross both realms and time, with no promise of return. 

Zynia is a devoted priestess to the god of land travel. She'll help anyone who's lost, which is fine, except right now she's the one who's lost, turned about in Aneth's haunting forest. But when she finally tracks down the missing child, "lost" stops being her biggest problem.

The child's captors are rigid isolationists who worship the goddess of the dead. One of them, Reyonvindrat, has lived his whole life under the shadows of his priestly brother. His tyrant brother… if he allows himself to consider the blasphemous truth.

The petulant child has magic only Reyonvindrat's gracious goddess should wield. But his brother's plans for her could ruin the world's only chance for surviving a devastating future. Now Reyonvindrat must decide whether to remain faithful to the priest… or faithful to himself.

Rescue the child, and their world may yet survive.

Fail, and their world may unravel before any prophecy comes to pass.

Venture into the haunting forest in this series finale . . 

~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~

* The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena)

* The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka)

* The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor)

* The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven)

* The Scars of Her Past (Alia)

* The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia)

~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~

* The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear)

* The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)

* The Dark Forest of Aneth - Features Ro'nor (The Restless Sands of Neel) and Zynia (The Dragons of the Mist)

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