"Furey,.Maggie.-.Artifacts.of.Power.3.-.Sword.of.Flame" - читать интересную книгу автора (Furey Maggie)

Eilin, is obsessed with restoring the valleyЧthe barren
crater left by the explosion. Appalled by Ellin's neglect of
her daughter, Forral stays to care for the child, and a
close bond develops between them. He begins to teach
Aurian sword-play, until an accident in training almost
kills her. Eilin, on the advice of the Magefolk healer
Meiriel, sends her to the city of Nexis and the Academy,
home of the few remaining Magefolk, where she can be
fully trained as a Mage
Homesick and missing Forral, Aurian turns to the
Archmage Miathan, unaware of his plans for her future.
His interest earns her the enmity of the Weather-Mage
Eliseth and her cohorts Bragar and Davorshan, though
Aurian is befriended by Finbarr the Archivist and
D'arvan, Davorshan's twin, who is unable to access his
powers. As she grows to adulthood, her studies in magic
are diverted by the return of Forral as commander of the
Nexis Garrison. Aurian resumes sword training and
makes new friends at the garrisonЧMaya, Forral's

lieutenant, and Parric, the cavalrymaster. The bond
between Forral and Aurian ripens into mature love, but
matings between Mortals and Magefolk are forbidden. In
the meantime, Miathan begins to force his attentions on
her.
Elsewhere in Nexis, Anvar, son of a baker, is sold as a
bondservant to the Archmage. He is truly Miathan's
sonЧa half-breed Mage whose mother has kept his
identity secret, Miathan steals his powers, binding him
with a spell of silence. After months of toil and brutality,
he escapes, seeking his lover. Sara, who was pregnant
when they were parted. But she has lost the child and
married Vannor, head of the Merchants' Guild. When
Anvar is recaptured, Aurian defies the Archmage to
claim him as her servant.
In the catacombs beneath the Academy, Miathan
discovers a deadly weaponЧa grail refashioned from the
Caldron of Rebirth, one of the lost Artifacts of Power.
When Aurian and Forral become lovers, the jealous
Archmage turns the grail to evil, cursing any child that
may come of their union to take the form of the first
beast Aurian sees after its birth.
The following Solstice sees sinister changes. Eliseth
alienates Davorshan from his brother and persuades
Meiriel the Healer to negate Aurian's spells against
pregnancy, for Miathan will never countenance Forral's
half-breed child. Davorshan tries to murder his brother,

and Aurian sends D'arvan to her mother, who can help
him find his powers. Maya goes with him to the valley.