The Crystal of Ankhryn

After centuries of strife, the world of witches has entered a period of tenuous peace. Not all are happy with the peace, and factions both old and new reemerge, threatening to push it over the edge. But for now, gone is the oppressive rule of the council, and gone are their controls over what magic can be taught, but maybe some magic should stay buried.

A fresh group of orphans have arrived at the coven, and while the last group of students settle into their new roles as instructors and leaders on the Council of Mages, they face the same struggles their predecessors did. They must teach this new generation how to be witches, while helping them heal from the loss of their families. But as each of them knows personally, grief is the strongest of all emotions.

One such student, Megan, is so grief stricken that she turns to a formerly forbidden source of magic to reconnect with her dead parents. This source was lost centuries ago, but anything lost can be found if you look hard enough, or if a manipulating force finds a vulnerable host and takes advantage of them... or her. Tempted by what she desires most, Megan pushes logic and words of caution aside and plays with a magic she is not ready for, trapping her in a fate she didn't understand and unleashing an evil that hasn't walked the earth for centuries.

Welcome back to Coven Cove and strap in for a new quest with a new generation.