1 Prologue

Ana screamed in agony as she felt her daughter's magic throw her against the small cabin's wall, as if she were a mere rag doll. The haze of pain that soon erupted clouded her thoughts. Her daughter, Sage, eyes wide with confusion and panic, struggled to control her magic, its black tendrils swirling around her small face. Their pet dragon, Daffodil, lay trembling in fear under her owners' small, beige wooden table, occasionally her long, slender snout opening and blowing tiny hints of smoke through her wide nostrils.

''Help me, Mommy!'' Sage screamed as her magic slowly stretched towards her mother, ''I can't control it!'' Big, fat tears streamed down her face. Ana struggled to sit up, wincing as a wave of pain hit her. This would count as the third time the barrier restricting Sage's magic broke. She was becoming too powerful, much too powerful for a six-year old. Ana had no choice, she would have to use a much stronger barrier to restrict Sage's magic. Unfortunately, that would require much more magic, way more than what she had. Although the limits her magic could stretch were impressive, she would need someone's assistance to carry out the task. Ana grimaced, as much as she didn't like him, she only knew one person who could help her now - Sage's father.