A Celtic medieval kingdom…A neurodivergent apothecary…And a prophecy of fate

As an apothecary, Mierta McKinnon has fought death with herbs, discipline, and grit. But prophecy doesn’t care how hard you work. It only cares about what it can get.

When Mierta undergoes the Rite of Wands, a ritual designed to awaken him as a warlock, he discovers he has been prophesied to save the land of Iverna from a devastating bubonic plague known as the Shreya. Or succumb to it.

Burdened by this knowledge, Mierta struggles to become the warlock he must be, questioning his strength, value, and worth. His only chance of survival lies in navigating a treacherous web of manipulation and forbidden magic before the knowledge of the future destroys him and the world he strives to save.

But in a court where prophecy is currency, being “chosen” is just another way to be owned.