The Kolijar chronicles

Queen Serafina's reign is shattered when Leyanna, a vengeful sorceress, launches a devastating invasion of the kingdom of Kreturia, hunting for an ancient crystal said to grant unimaginable power. In a single night, Serafina loses her father, her home, and the life she understood — and barely escapes the castle alive.Grieving and consumed by self-doubt, Serafina flees into the enchanted wilderness in search of Pteryll Jurin, the legendary sorcerer-knight who once served as her father's most trusted advisor. Though haunted by failures of his own, Pteryll agrees to help the young queen fight to reclaim her throne.Together they journey across Kolijar's three kingdoms — through ancient forests, hidden roads beneath the land, and courts bound by a centuries-old alliance — uncovering long-buried truths about the crystal's origins, Leyanna's thirst for vengeance, and Serafina's own family legacy. Allies are found in unexpected places, but so is betrayal: someone Serafina once trusted has already been turned against her, drawn into Leyanna's service by a curse he cannot escape.