KEILA wanted for nothing. A doting father, a loving fiancé, and a safe, lakeside community deep within an ancient forest. Life was good...until the Azrahterans crossed the mountains and laid waste to her picturesque reality. Everything and everyone she loved, destroyed in one horrific night. She vows vengeance at any cost and ventures beyond the realm to forge an alliance with a tribe of reclusive nomads...or die trying.
JAXIN wanted a different life. As commander of the city guard and frequent tournament finalist, he was the envy or admiration of everyone in Dioria. Comfort was his for the taking, but nothing satisfied his aching emptiness. Insult was added to injury the day Admiral Laeroset sailed into the city and conquered it in a single night. Forsaking his last measure of honor to become Laeroset's puppet liaison was better than death...until it wasn't anymore.
SOLLIN wanted to make a difference. When the call for volunteers to fight the invaders reached his coastal town, the optimistic miller didn't hesitate to answer. He led his militia with pride and marched for glory, until he met the enemy and discovered that war wasn't as glamorous as portrayed in tavern ballads. Facing a superior enemy and crippling insecurity, each day becomes a desperate gamble to survive and turn the tide...or give up and run away.
VARZETH is a brilliant lieutenant in Azrahtera's army, serving under the ruthless narcissistic General Zordecai. Walking a rzor's edge between military success an d Zordecai's wrath becomes a daily game of survival...until the slimmest of opportunities presents itself. Varzeth has only one shot to set his own agenda in motion while risking execution from every direction.
SPOILER ALERTS!!!
The battle for Wyndham is won, but the war is far from over. Dioria is still firmly under Laeroset's control, and the defeated Azrahterans are retreating to the northern port city to regroup. Winter approaches, Wyndham is without food, and now Seagate lies unprotected.
KEILA may have found a new family with the Nokri people, but some tribes view her inclusion as blasphemous and worthy of death. With Forizu at her side, she's forced to fight two wars at once.
The allies' victory at Wyndham has given JAXIN hope of overthrowing his own oppressor, but his newfound courage comes with the sobering realization that he'll need help from the one man he promised himself he'd never contact.
SOLLIN's clever tactics brought much-needed confidence. Now he and his loyal team race ahead to scout Dioria. But returning there conjures a host of memories laden with guilt and regret. Once again he finds himself at the crossroads of conviction, where he must decide once and for all if he's a true soldier, or just a miller trying to play hero.
VARZETH managed to avoid General Zordecai's blade, sneak into Wyndham, abduct the patriarch's wife, and reach the open road to Dioria without an arrow in his back. Even so, the real challenge has just begun.