When Lilen’s sister is viciously killed by a stranger cloaked in black, a mysterious power befalls her through a swirling scar on her wrist. The only way to bring her sister back from the brink of death is to cast a powerful seal, entangling her sister’s life with that of her killer’s. Now, as she is forced from her home with the cold-hearted assassin in tow, she finds herself questioning everything she knows of good and evil, and everything she knows of herself. Reynir travels alongside Lilen, his own botched murder attempt now chaining him to a life of servitude at the young mage’s whim. Begrudgingly, he accompanies her as they search for a saviour for her sister’s soul. But it’s becoming harder for him to hide from the demons sent after him, he’s struggling to find a cure for his own. When the long-standing barrier protecting the mortal lands from the immortal begins to crumble in the North, Lilen and Reynir must learn to trust and forgive, or surrender their lives altogether. But in this world, trust is not easily given… And secrets are all they know. The Archenmage is a high fantasy story of overcoming loss through the strength of forgiveness and finding love in unending darkness.