Wielders of Palacia

After returning home to the Citadel from his first contract, Charles is shocked to see Cora inside one of his dreams. He realizes it's a form of Wielding that he must race to understand as Initiates begin to go into a wakeless slumber. After John and Charles travel to a coastal city with an ancient library that may hold the answer, they find it marked for destruction. Now, the Wielders have been contracted to deal with a nocturnal beast that has been disrupting the demolition in exchange for the book they seek. Finding the source of the beast reveals a dark secret and an unexpected ally.