Continued from The Zi'veyn...

Hunted, tormented, trapped and starved, Rathen and his companions have retrieved the ancient relic, and must now hurry to throw its power to action against the wild magic rampaging through the country before their home can be shattered into pieces.

But while the banished warmage rushes forwards for the safety of his daughter above all else, Salus continues his own search for a means to protect his beloved country against all threats, both present and potential, regardless of its cost nor whom may supply it.

With war closing in and new weapons at both sides' disposal, Turunda and all her inhabitants, human and wildling alike, surge towards a single moment that will both rime and reshape the world as they know it.