Introduction: Newly graduated from the Academy and finally permitted to wear the crossed lightning bolts of a Chartered Mage, Ester is sent from the bright lights of the capital to the border provinces in the north. There she will work off her debt to the Throne by serving in Vass Karan. A city known mainly for the crime and corruption that riddle it, from the lowest dregs of its slums all the way to the palaces of the Great Houses. Even the magic she commands may not be enough to help her survive there, but hey, an adventure is an adventure!=====Now with a discord.=====Readers can expect:An intelligent, but naive protagonist.Realistic development and progression of the protagonist.A dark, but not grim-dark, world.A strong, but not over-powered protagonist.Lots of magic.=====Each week on Thursdays with occasional bonus chapters.Book 1 is now fully uploaded, book 2 is now being posted....