The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1)

by James Islington

Caeden stared at his now-bare forearm worriedly. “Free you from what?” Garadis leaned forward. “From here, Tal’kamar. From this. We cannot survive without the raw Essence Res Kartha produces. You need to find a way for us to leave, and not perish.”