Lynx always makes sacrifices when it comes to protecting Mariela. And thatis an indisputable fact. But there are times when he takes it too far-to thegreat distress of others. While those at the Sunlight's Canopy try to deal withnew woes and troubles, none can sense a being with inhuman levels of magicslouching toward the little store...
Behind every great alchemist is...an alcoholic teacher?A friend has paid the ultimate price to protect Mariela and has returned to the ley line. As the survivors deal with the fallout of losing someone dear, a crimson-haired woman awakens after two hundred years of slumber and starts making a show of some incredibly powerful magic. This so-called Sage of Calamity has Mariela crafting potions like never before. Not everyone is so eager for all the new changes that brings to the Labyrinth City, however. The young alchemist will have to watch her back-she just may end up kidnapped!
