Introduction: Sylvara was born to heal, but every cure she grants carries a hidden cost鈥攁 slow, festering sickness that consumes its victims from the inside out. When a failed experiment at the prestigious academy brands her as dangerous, she鈥檚 given one last chance: stay under strict supervision or be cast out.But the truth is worse than anyone suspects. The Whisperplague鈥攁n incurable affliction ravaging the land鈥攕tarted with her, and every patient she鈥檚 saved is doomed to fall.Determined to undo her mistakes, Sylvara sets out to find the Blackgate, where a legendary cure awaits. But the path is riddled with deadly fae, seven dark mages, and the god who first cursed her bloodline. To succeed, she must trust a reckless traveler with secrets of his own鈥攐ne that might bind her fate to the very being she hopes to destroy....