Where do I even begin to tell Aldric's story?

Legends are whispered by both commoner and noble alike, full of fantastical claims about Rhagia's Guardian Demon and the guild master of the Golden Workshop. Yet, he was not always so. Once, he was a boy, a child like any other. Too many of the stories forget that.

Noble yet scorned.

Brilliant yet flawed.

A good heart haunted by terrible demons.

So, let us start at the beginning. Before the legends, the battles, and the discoveries that would move nations to act. Before our hero became a washed-up drunk, wallowing in grief and failure.

And, of course, before he met her...

*Note: This book is part one of a two-part prequel to the series Remedial Magic. It is highly recommended that you read the first two entries in the series before you read this one.