In magic forbidden Eldermist, Elara, heir of the Blackwood family, secretly works as a witch healer, sneaking into slums at night to heal the poor with unregistered magic. Ruthless Grand Inquisitor Damien hunts illegal mages and spots magical glow on her cuff. Blackmailed by the Voss family for control over her family’s river trade, Elara finds witness statements against her anonymously redacted. Damien reveals his mother was an executed hidden witch; he infiltrates the Inquisition to overthrow its corrupt system, and they form a forbidden alliance. The Voss clan conspires with high ranking corrupt official Kael, plotting to seize Blackwood power via blood ritual and poison the water supply to frame them. Poisoned citizens riot and besiege the manor, while Elara’s cousin Lila vanishes amid chaos.
