Valdemar’s last hope lies in magic the kingdom no longer remembers how to wield.
Heir to the throne and a trained Herald, Elspeth knows duty, but she never expected to abandon her home in search of powers she’s only begun to understand. To stop a rising darkness, she must find a mentor to awaken her dormant mage abilities before it’s too late.
Meanwhile, Tayledras scout Darkwind uncovers a creeping sorcery in the Uncleansed Lands, one so vile it threatens to consume entire peoples. To fight it, he may have to break his own oath and reclaim a power he’s sworn never to use again.
As magic stirs, allies converge and an ancient evil rises. The fate of Valdemar hangs on the strength of the untrained and the unwilling.
