Sage of Hope and Ruin (The Veil of Elpis Book 1)

Aethra is given a chance to escape slavery by joining a team of criminals. The king promises them a pardon, in exchange for embarking on a quest that should be impossible - saving the world from the abyss. Forced into an alliance with a secretive scholar and a silver-tongued assassin, Aethra must confront her past, and her burgeoning feelings.