The Silversmith

L.J. Claren

Book 1 of The Selvaren

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Still grieving the mysterious deaths of her father and brother, Ary Gold has survived alone in the frozen wilderness of the North until travelers bring word of long-buried royal blood and dormant magic stirring inside her. Thrust into the court of a kingdom under threat from a rising shadow wielder, she is placed under the protection and tutelage of a scarred, guarded warrior whose closeness to her becomes its own kind of danger. The novel builds its tension through slow-burn yearning, prophecy, and buried secrets rather than action alone, as Ary edges toward power she doesn't fully understand and a love she's been warned against. It's the opening chapter of a longer saga about sacrifice, hidden identity, and the cost of destiny.