He’s an immortal fae knight, she’s a cursed warrior. To save their people from annihilation, they must go where the living have never gone before. Every few years, the swarm comes, a terrifying pestilence that consumes the living. One sting from the deadly creatures brings not death but something much worse. . . Every few years, Rainer, a fae knight sworn to protect the mountains, prepares his people to lose everything. No one knows why the swarm comes, and no one can stop it. Except for her. Zelma is a warrior, sent to find the legendary firedrakes in the mountain. Instead, she’s attacked by the swarm and left to die. When she awakens in the hall of the fae knight, she’s determined to continue her quest. However, the sting has changed her, and new, frightening abilities awaken. Afraid of becoming the target of the fae knight’s wrath, she fights to control her magic as they travel into the heart of the mountains. Will Rainer and Zelma save their people? Or will her magic kill them first? Of Fae and Flame is a complete, stand-alone short story set in the Nomadia universe.