It's happening again! Twice Alric Ashford has started to get close to someone only to have them suddenly doubt their school's good intentions. The school who took him in after his parents rejected him! The school who raised him from infancy! The school who educated and gave a sickly kid like him his powerful fire valta! First it was Reiss and now Genesis. This time Alric will find the truth and prove the school's innocence. His loyalty cannot be swayed! Alric knows what he needs to do to start his investigation, but as he begins his search to uncover the truth, will he get the answer he wants? Could Genesis and Reiss actually be right? Could everything he's ever known be built on lies? Gateway to Arisha: Ashford's Redemption is the second book in a young adult, contemporary fantasy series told in the voice of a young man who grew up hearing all about a school, mysterious abilities known as valta, creatures of fairy tales, and a gateway to another world.