
Aware of coming calamity, a desperate mission begins to reach the one place of safety. But can their leaders be trusted? Will it founder with war and upheaval? Invaders overrun borders. One king falls hostage; another loses his kingship. And one woman's mystic journey may reopen wounds that split once-kindred peoples.

"Stafford writes a fantasy novel with detailed worldbuilding and fascinating characters that will grip and transport readers."
--Rebecca Inch Partridge, author of "Escaping the Dashia."

Two leaders from two different countries must bring those with essential talent to the one place where powers might be harnessed to avert approaching calamity. Yet the leaders argue over objectives. Distrust and uncertainty grips the expedition. And battle awaits them as they make their journey.
A meticulously planned campaign of conquest begins with swift and shocking victories. In the grip of crisis, with a king fallen ill, defenders struggle to reorder their forces to stop the enemy's advance. A key hostage is taken, while another manages to escape.
Before reaching even a halfway point, the expedition loses four members. Only deception and utmost exertion prevent the toll from being even higher.
The third volume, 453 pages long, continues the reader's journey with many familiar characters from the first two books. However, the scope of the story broadens and becomes more complex. New and unexpected characters come into prominence and are flung into a vortex of inexplicable events and unpredictable dilemmas.

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