A land in ruins, a trust broken, and a ruler at breaking point in a world where nothing is quite as it seems.
All Cail has ever wanted to do was serve his people. Steadfast, honourable, and loyal, he was born to rule, but he has seen his world torn apart and watched others playing the hero while he was doomed to failure. Now the cracks are showing.
Fighting to retain his sanity, Cail becomes lost to his people, a lurking shadow, separated from those he loves. Can he ever come back from his despair? Has he gone too far to redeem himself? And will the interference of the mysterious Aeryn hinder all attempts to restore him?
Feats of great courage and sacrifice dominate as Cails friends try to unravel dark mysteries and save his life. But Cails path home is paved with agonising loss, betrayal, and torture soon everything he cares about is put in jeopardy.
