When you have your whole life ahead of you, nothing is more important than living forever. When your whole life is behind you, then everlasting life is just an exercise in reliving forever. If you can even do that of course.

Fifteen year old Tommandros must survive the road where brigands wait to steal his powers—or take his life—in order to reach the Summoner’s trials where he must prove himself worthy of his Calling or lose the legacy he never knew he had.