My mother’s friends must wonder how two sisters could be so different. Leesa is strong, healthy, and plans to use her affinity for fire to defend Aclaris and become a dragonrider. Basically, she’s a badass. Meanwhile, I’m the weakling sister who suffers from frequent dizzy spells and possesses the magical ability of a potato. At least, that’s what everyone believes. Only Mother and I know about the daily remedy I take to suppress my magic. The concoction worked like a charm too…up until last week, when the king’s representative arrived at our gate to administer an unscheduled retest. The
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