Sixteen-year-old Lena Maris lives her life in shades of grey, feeling more invisible than the dust motes dancing in the library where she hides. Her only solace is sketching the forgotten corners of nature creeping into her bland suburban town. But when she finds a strange, pulsing seedpod humming with an energy that resonates deep within her soul, her muted world explodes into vibrant, dangerous colour.
The seed is a key, unlocking a hidden realm called Aethelgard – a world woven from ancient magic and sustained by the life force of nature itself, now dying under the creeping touch of a shadowy Blight. She’s discovered by Rowan, a fierce, impossibly old Guardian tasked with protecting the failing realm. He reveals that Lena isn’t just an ordinary girl; she’s the last descendant of the Bloomweavers, lineage capable of wielding life magic, and potentially Aethelgard’s final hope.
Thrust into a world of elemental guardians, perilous landscapes, and creatures of myth, Lena must confront the Blight that threatens to consume both Aethelgard and her own world. Can a girl who barely felt seen find the strength to command the forces of life itself, or will both worlds wither into echoing silence?
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