Willow is sick, anyone can see it. Her body is wasted; she can barely walk and can't cast even the simplest of spells. But she won't let herself be a burden to her parents and village any longer; she'll travel to the Arcanum and study to become a mage. But upon entering magical society she's forced to seek answers to questions she'd never asked in her backwater town: why is she the only known survivor of the Wasting? Why does magic destabilize when she gets anywhere near it? And why can't the metrology department get a fix on her attributes? As she learns the truth about her disease, it becomes increasingly clear that her existence threatens to reignite magical war across the planet. In the coming crusade between walled city-states, foreign nations and warbeasts, even a waif can turn the bloody tide. Chapter release Monday-Friday Noon EST Discord Server Cover art by Kart Studio.