Over 400 years ago, the Twelve great warriors drove evil into the depths of the earth, leaving fortress monasteries to preserve their legacy. But time erodes even the strongest foundations, and the Knights of the Twelve, sworn to guard their secrets, now harbor a terrible truth.
Merad Reed, a weary guardian of the Pit, longs for escape. When Aldarin, one of the last Knights, arrives, the quiet monotony of Reed’s life shatters in a storm of upheaval. Meanwhile, Jelaïa del Arelium, heiress to a powerful barony, struggles to master her father’s treacherous court, unaware of the darkness rising beneath their feet.
As evil stirs once more, Reed and Jelaïa are thrust into a battle that will decide the fate of their world.
