Edira Brillwyn has a secret.
Edira Brillwyn is a threadmender. She holds a rare, lifesaving power that can cure disease and heal injuries in the blink of an eye. But magic always comes with a cost and saving anyone sacrifices a sliver of her own life. Ediraâs beloved aunt Rowena â a fellow threadmender - taught her to conceal this ability to protect herself from people who would take advantage, especially their powerful and wealthy neighbors.
Withholding her magic will save her life.
Orin Fernglove is immortal â an everliving â and head of the prominent Fernglove house. The Ferngloves own the local mines, possess magic powerful enough to alter the stars, and donât take ânoâ for an answer. When Ediraâs brothers unexpectedly contract blight, an incurable virus killing people throughout the town, Orin offers to help. If Edira returns to Fernglove Manor to assist in researching a cure to the blight, Orin can slow their sickness while she hones her magic.
Using her magic could save the world.
The remaining Ferngloves are less confident in Ediraâs ability and perhaps more dangerous than the ever-present disease. While Edira and Orin race against her brotherâs increasingly precarious health, the familyâs pristine exterior begins to crack, exposing the true nature of Ediraâs presence within the crumbling estate and the power she has to tear it all down.