War rages on, burning a path through the kingdom of Layruin. Beneath the sweltering summer sun, Shay Wyvrin leads his holy retinue against the forces of Harrowdell.

Reeling from his wife's untimely death, Grath Wyvrin is consumed by a self-destructive rage. With the help of newfound allies, Grath sets out to bring justice to the man that killed his wife: the Champion of the Auguries.

Mauryce Geldbaum puts the final touches to his schemes in the subterranean city of Harrowdell, unaware that something old lurking far below his feet has plots of its own.

The battlefield now behind him, Miles Drow stumbles into the world of the nobility. Despite his wishes to put an end to the war with Harrowdell, Miles uncovers a cruel secret that may ignite a whole new conflict.

In the Kingdom of Layruin, the lives of brothers Grath and Shay Wyvrin are forever altered when they cross swords with a band of crooked lawmen. Grath manages to elude capture but finds himself lost in the dreaded Weeping Woods. Exhausted and lacking supplies, he must adapt or die. Shay is taken prisoner by the lawmen and is tried for his alleged crimes. Shay's life is spared thanks to the intervention of a noble knight, but he is sentenced to military service and sent to the frontlines.