But she fixes herself into a stronger, more determined young woman. She is challenged by her experience at Verpax University, and becomes broken down. She is faced with the realization of the things her people have done to get and maintain power and is horrified by it. She easily believes what people tell her and is often confused by the way other races treat Gardnerians.Īs Elloren learn more about the history of the Western Realm, and the cruelty of the Gardnerians, she develops a rebellious streak. She is kind and well-intentioned, but ignorant because of her sheltered childhood. Others frequently describe Elloren as naive and gullible. Elloren inherited her gift for apothecary from her mother, Tessla Harrow, and wants to learn the apothecary trade like her mother did. She has always been drawn to wood and is soothed by it. She has a natural talent for making and playing violins. She loves gardening and making medicines. After fasting to Lukas, she has black fastlines on her hands and wrists.Įlloren has a bit of a quiet, bookish nature. While she originally believed looking like her grandmother was a huge compliment, she comes to resent the way she looks like her grandmother.Įlloren has a Smaragdalfar demon-sensing rune on her stomach and a shield-passed rune on her forearm from Sage. She usually wears her hair in a messy bun. Elloren is tall and slender and her face is made of sharp, severe angles with a thin nose. This makes her recognizable everywhere she goes. She has the identical features of her grandmother, Carnissa Gardner.

The More Than Words double bottom line: Every purchase provides hands on job training opportunities, and all revenue supports our nonprofit to empower youth to take charge of their lives.As a Gardnerian, Elloren has long black hair, forest green eyes, and pale skin with an iridescent green shimmer. 'A whole new, thrilling approach to fantasy!' -#1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce on The Black Witch And to forge onward through the most devastating loss yet. With just weeks to train and no control over her magic, Elloren finds unexpected allies among those under orders to kill her. Elloren has no choice but to ally with Lukas and combine their power to keep herself out of the hands of the Mage forces of Gardneria and their leader, Marcus Vogel.the holder of the all-consuming Shadow Wand. Separated from everyone she loves, isolated and hunted, Elloren must turn to the last person she should trust-her fastmate, Commander Lukas Grey. HER WORLD-ALTERING SECRET CAN'T BE HIDDEN MUCH LONGERĮlloren Gardner hides the most powerful secret in all Erthia-she is the Black Witch of Prophecy, and destined to triumph.or be used as the ultimate weapon of destruction.

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