The Stray Spirit -- R. K. Ashwick, Paperback Janet Cole Notey the future of magic is

the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it

But spiritually

A dark secret

This isn't the kind of fairy tale where the princess marries a prince

The Stray Spirit -- R. K. Ashwick, Paperback Janet Cole Notey the future of magic isAn anxious bard with a talking lute what could go wrong? Struggling bard Emry Karic has only one path home: impress the Auric Guild, join the ranks of the elite musicians therein, and return to his family with his honor in hand. Just before the biggest performance of Emry's life, a talkative forest spirit named Aspen traps themself in his lute. Emry swears the spirit to silence on stage, in exchange for a favor he will help Aspen investigate the