Cast out from her family for her unsavory magic, Sevya does what it takes to survive. Even if it means using her death mage powers for cheap entertainment and even if every performance degrades her self worth a little more each day. A chance meeting with a stranger dangles the hope of love, only to have it snatched from her grasp by a final betrayal from her family. Imprisoned, hopeless, she nevertheless endures. She survives. One day, she’s inexplicably freed, reunited with her lover, and told her rare form of magic might just be her country's last hope.

"The Ants go Marching"

by CASEY MOORES