The Oathbound Warden

Kael has spent his life as an Oathbound Warden, enforcing the laws that keep forbidden magic sealed and hidden. Trained to obey without question, he believes order is the only thing standing between the realm and chaos.

Senna is everything he was sworn to destroy.

Condemned for a power that heals instead of harms, she carries a magic the Order claims is corrupt—yet everywhere she goes, lives are saved rather than ruined. Assigned as her guard, Kael is meant to deliver her to judgment. Instead, proximity begins to unravel the beliefs that have defined him.

As ancient lies surface and the truth behind the Order's authority is exposed, Kael is forced to confront the cost of obedience and the price of walking away from everything he has ever known. With hunters closing in and a corrupt system determined to silence them, Kael and Senna must decide whether love, truth, and healing are worth becoming fugitives in the very world they are trying to save.

The Oathbound Warden is a slow-burn romantasy about forbidden magic, moral awakening, and the courage it takes to choose conscience over certainty.