The Defenders - Tales of the Aura Weavers, #3

Defending What MattersAt seventeen, John, an apprentice mage, finds himself alone in the Midland following a narrow escape from the spell-riddled hills. Equipped only with the skills he has acquired from his farming background and his mage training, he sets out for the Motherhouse, the training facility for the Midland's mages - Weavers, they are called - and a possible route home to Borgonne, on the other side of the hills.
Hugh, a Weaver belonging to the Healers' Guild, also has business at the Motherhouse. From his base in the remote central Midland, he has witnessed firsthand the increasing lawlessness in the countryside. Furthermore, he has a way to end it - if he can just get anyone to listen. Things do not go as planned. Threats - and redemptions - come in all shapes and sizes. At the Motherhouse, amid magic, old rivalries, friendship and love, John and Hugh face an enemy neither had anticipated, but which threatens all they hold dear.~Tales of the Aura Weavers continues the story begun in the Aura Weavers trilogy, where many of the people and customs are introduced.