All magicians face a test of their willpower and ability.

Rolf and Elena find themselves challeneged by their newfound powers in ways they never anticipated. Ponticar is under attack from a new threat as well as an old enemy. Rolf, Dark, and Elena are once more swept up by the power of magic, forced to move from one end of the Empire to the other. They find themselves once more fighting for their own lives as Ponticar becomes a battleground yet again.

The Price of Magic continues the tale of adventure and power begun in The Scent of Magic.