Pale Spectrum - Part Two of the Book of Gray Magic

There's a lot on the plate of Celeste's mages. With the old King dead, the Princess Prudence Celeste assumes the throne; shadows of her mother's assassination haunting her every waking moment. Hektor copes with loss of his own as the once brilliant mage adapts to life as a null. Meanwhile Ash the Necromancer faces a whole new threat as the father of her new-found love, Terra, threatens her life. Belinda only has to contend with a sword she's pretty sure is evil, monstrous messengers from a distant land, and a burning desire for romance that she's going to see fulfilled come hell or high water; possibly both. Can the mages of Celeste survive as they deal with life, love, and the pursuit of magic?