Talion Rule

<h3><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>More power more problems. </span></h3><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As Arden Finch's magical strength grows so does the number of people who want her under control. With the elementals the mundanes and out-of-state elves all making demands she and Troy must act fast to secure their power. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The first elven summit in decades offers opportunities to do so but forces Arden to take drastic action. Amidst the turmoil Troy's past looms threatening to drive a wedge between them. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Satisfying everyone is already a long shot but the trickster gods want something too. Pressure grows as they offer Arden riddles and gifts as hints to a forgotten pact-one they want her to honor. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Arden will have to own the roles she's claimed and find bold solutions for a new future or watch everything crash down around her.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Content warnings:</em></strong><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> This book contains strong physical violence and gore on-page death swearing slurs (not toward any real racial or ethnic group/identity) alcohol use knife violence threat of sexual violence mention of past abuse by a guardian threats by law enforcement blood-drinking and consensual on-page sex scenes.</em></p>