Amanda Bohannan

Sixteen-year-old Acio is set on avenging his brother. Acio’s older brother was his world, and the cutthroat politician who murdered him has hidden away across the sea. To get there, Acio must face treachery and blackmail with the help of Quill, his owl-like magical guardian. But his dogged quest for revenge may cost even more innocent lives, and Acio may very well find himself going up against one of the deadliest men in the world on his own.