“No matter the cost, she couldn’t give up now, not when the possibilities unfurled before her. If she could make this work, she would be the first Phoenix Rider in history without a bond. If anyone could do it, Avalkyra Ashfire could.” PhoenixAvalkyra AshfireShadow MagicShadowmage Book:Heart of Flames Source: Heart of Flames
“Something powerful happened, however, when a shadowmage was invited in. Knowledge of shadow magic made a mind more susceptible to influence, and if that person chose to welcome that magic inside . . . well, it made putting a bind much easier. Avalkyra had put binds on her entire patrol, and she would do it again, one by one.” Avalkyra AshfireShadow MagicShadowmageSidraSidra Of Stel Book:Heart of Flames Source: Heart of Flames