AustLit

'Three times he will prove his love for her. The third time will kill him.

'In a world where violent magic is punished by the gods, mages have learned to use their powers for manipulation and deception instead.

'Rynold has learned these lessons better than most.

'But when, in a moment of jealousy, he misuses his sacred power to send Princess Mirelda’s lover Damian into exile, he inadvertently rekindles an ancient evil that has lain dormant for a thousand years, waiting for its chance to awaken.

'Chosen by the gods themselves to bring Damian back, Rynold and Mirelda leave their home in desperate pursuit of Damian, the fate of the entire world upon their shoulders. But as their long journey progresses, they come to learn that the greatest threat to them – and to the world – might well come from within…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.