Introduction: Some dreams have a cost. Ash Lorcan is a simple farm boy who wanted to be an adventurer. But the path he must take comes at a price no one should have to pay. Setting out with a mysterious mentor, he journeys to the famous Wyrmhaven Academy, where he hopes to enroll. He will undertake monster contracts, grueling training, and confront harsh realities about his world. He will learn dangerous truths about himself, and uncover dark secrets about the world. Ash Lorcan is about to learn that sometimes, you're better off not dreaming. ____________What To Expect: 1. Slowly earned progression. 2. Unique magic system. 3. Think the Witcher meets King Killer, with a dash of Cradle thrown in. 4. Lore, and study. 5. Here there be dragons. 6. Rough draft. This book isn't polished beyond a cursory pass through a grammar checker. 7. Book is more than half-way done and signed with a publisher. I will be finishing it....