The Stone That Listens

The night the tree fell, the sky looked wrong. Mira knew then that her son's secret could no longer be hidden. Anton does not just cast spells: he feels the air turn to solid stone. His magic is a physical thing, a heavy pressure that ripples the world around him. To the villagers, he is a threat to be rooted out. To Mira, he is a son who needs protection at any cost. Before the sun can rise on a lynch mob, they must flee into the river kingdoms, navigating a landscape of ancient bargains and rising floods.
In a world that wants to break him, Anton must learn if his shield is strong enough to protect the only person who still sees him as a boy instead of a monster.