No Heart for a Thief

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>We are the stories we tell ourselves...even the lies.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>The Thief a great spirit and her descendants have abused their ability to steal magic for centuries. When Kaylo starts to hear the song of other people's magic he must learn to hide from his people as well as the invaders. A gift or a curse Kaylo may be able to save his people from the Gousht Empire that claimed their land with this stolen magic.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Eighteen years later Kaylo still prays to the spirits but not out of loyalty or love. He knows better than to rely on those selfish bastards for anything. While hiding in the forest from his foolish acts of rebellion he encounters a girl Tayen being pursued by two soldiers of the empire. Against his better judgment he risks facing the consequences of his past to intervene.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>When Tayen attempts to run off seeking vengeance for her family he offers to train her to wield her magic and a blade. If he can't convince her to relinquish her need for vengeance and stave off the demons of his past he's going to get them both killed.</span></p>