In war-torn Anwyvn, fear of maegic plagues every corner of the kingdom and halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are hunted and killed. When Rhya is sentenced to death, her execution is interrupted by an unexpected savior, the formidable Commander Scythe ? a merciless fighter on the battlefield, Scythe is far more terrifying than the hangman?s noose. In the clutches of this new enemy, Rhya finds herself forced to travel to the Northlands with her fearsome captor. But she is no ordinary halfling. The strange birthmark on her chest and the wind she instinctively calls forth means she is a Remnant. One of four souls fated to restore the balance of maegic . . . or die trying. But mastering this power is only the beginning. A forbidden desire for the Commander starts to burn fiercely while this tempest within her is waiting to be released.