Trial of Courage & Cowardice (Trials of the Magus Book 1) Kindle Edition

A Soul Forged in Darkness. A Kingdom Doomed by Silence.Gerard was a man of quiet faith, an apothecary whose life was strictly governed by the protective wards of the Brotherhood of the White Scale. He believed his past—and the bloody secrets of the War of the Raieya—were locked away forever.He was wrong.A royal summons forces Gerard onto the Council of Magus Majora, a collection of the kingdom’s most dangerous elites. His first contact with this new world results in immediate, devastating catastrophe: the life of his new ally is destroyed in a betrayal so violent it defies mortal cure.The time for healing is over. The time for bargaining has begun.Desperate, Gerard is compelled to heed the voice that has clawed its way into his mind: a cold, ancient entity known only as the god of war.The price for salvation is absolute. To save one life, Gerard must become the god's unwilling instrument.The pact is made. Now, Gerard moves through the palace halls not as a healer, but as a host. He is tasked with a terrifying secret mission: to transform his dying friend into an unstoppable force using forbidden expertise. The kingdom believes it is safe, but the truth is walking among them, cloaked in an apothecary’s tunic.The cost of his survival is the surrender of his soul. The consequence is the complete, silent destabilization of Marleon.The time for knowing the truth is fleeting. Don't be the last one to discover the secrets of the Magus Majora.The Trial begins now... Read more