Zahli

Zahli's life is quiet, ordered, and very ordinary. She runs a magic shop with her cousin, selling the things people need to perform their spells. Now and then, she might spend an evening at the tavern with friends. That's about as exciting as life ever gets, but that suits her just fine.
Until the day she learns that her cousin plans to have her murdered.
Forced to run for her life with only what she can carry, Zahli finds her way to the hideout of the remaining magi.
Before Wuntril was conquered by the Ladrisians, the magi were the nobles of the country. Master magicians of legendary power, they used their abilities in the service of the king.
Now, they do what they can for their people. They offer Zahli a place stay, the opportunity to train with them, even justice in her trouble with Eldra.
Magic has been her life, and now she has the opportunity to learn from the very best, people who toss magic around in a way that other practitioners can only dream of.
It's an exciting prospect, but she feels uneasy about accepting all this when she has nothing to offer in return. However, she discovers that her knowledge of lower grade magic and even her status as a commoner, actually do give her something to contribute.
Even the magi, experts in magic, can learn from what she knows. Now, she can stay and study without feeling that she's taking undue advantage.
But there are some among them who are planning an uprising in which they hope to sweep the Ladrisians out of Wuntril once and for all.
Twenty years ago, the infant Zahli was orphaned when her parents were killed while participating in another such uprising. Zahli always swore she would never make that mistake. Rebellion didn't work. It didn't get rid of the Ladrisians, and most times, it just ended up hurting her own people.
Yet now, she finds herself inexorably drawn into this one, almost against her will.

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