Guild Mage: Apprentice

Small, fragile, and born with brittle bones, Liv Brodbeck is the weakest person in Castle Whitehill—unfit for kitchen work, forbidden from swordplay, and haunted by whispers that she ruined her mother’s life. But when a desperate surge of wild magic explodes from her tiny frame, Liv takes her first step from the scullery toward the cold palaces of the Eld and the graves of gods. This is a slow-burn progression fantasy where a disadvantaged child grows into power over years—facing childhood challenges first, then teenage drama, then adult threats. No sexual relationships until adulthood. Updates Monday–Friday. No AI.