but Fergun's plans are discovered and he is made to stand trial. In order to prove Fergun's guilt, Sonea submits to a mental examination, or 'truthreading', by Administrator Lorlen, who, finding the memory of the black-robed magician, reveals the man to be Lord Akkarin, head of the guild, explaining that she saw him practising black magic which is forbidden in Kyralia. Sonea decides then to join the Guild and train her magical potential.the next scene is the epilogue in which Lord Rothen is teaching her to create a globe light as used by magicians earlier in the books ; he then questions what made her change her mind and stay , to which she replies that there is something that administrator Loren wants him to know ; then the book ends presumably with Sonea telling him of the black magic being practised by Akkarin . Writing the book On her webpage, Canavan describes that the main inspiration for the first chapter came from watching a documentary of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona: Awards and nominations Aurealis Award Nomination: Shortlist for Best Fantasy Novel of 2002 References External links Official page at Tudicanavan.com 2001 Australian novels Novels by Trudi Canavan Fictional guilds Orbit Books books Books about magic