The Wounds of Wisdom (Time's Sacrifice #1)

Celin is an aspiring knight who has just manifested a Wisdom: the ability to take pain from others onto herself. Soon, she's whisked away to the kingdom's capital, Aslemor, to train with other Wise Ones - including the Double Wise Prince Alasdair and his mysterious guard, Nico.

But to achieve her dreams, she first must survive the cutthroat court at Aslemor as the illegitimate daughter of a duke and a half-foreign blacksmith. This proves especially challenging when someone starts killing off fellow Wise Ones.