But, the recent wizards haven't been as powerful, and consequently evil things are starting to creep back into the above-world. They are then *kept* underground by a wizard monitoring the magic that keeps the evil things at bay. The prologue of this book really struck my interest: two sides fighting for power, one side wins by creating a spell so bright and powerful that it sends the "bad side" to live underground where no light can reach. Does Nell have what it takes to become the next Apprentice Keeper? It will require all of her strength, cunning, and courage to defeat them. Aided by Folk she meets along the way and an albino Dragon that she rescues from near death, Nell battles the fearsome forces of nature, Evil, and ignorance that are amassed against her. Against the King's wishes, Nell sets out into the unknown with her pet demidragon, Minna.
Her father, King Einar, forbids it, fearing for her safety and claiming that her heart is too soft. Princess Arenelle, a promising young Witch, has just reached eleven, the age of Magic, and wishes to undertake the quest. There is a long tradition in Eldearth that the keeper must be a Wizard, and only boys can be Wizards, but so far, all the boys who have attempted the difficult quest to become Apprentice Keeper have failed. If a new apprentice is not found soon, Eldearth may succumb to the evil powers of the dark Lord Graieconn. But the present Imperial Wizard, Keeper of the Light that protects Eldearth, is aging and ill.
In the magical world of Eldearth, Witches and Wizards live side by side with Humans, Weefolk, though elusive, are abundant, and Dragons and Unicorns still walk the land.
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