A Swashbuckling Novella of Black Hearts, Black Humor, and Floppy Black Hats. A besieged band of refugees has only one hope: A morally off-center Robin Hood pathologically obsessed with the look of his own arse.
Pockets of the Shendoa army are escaping capture and a gargoyle named Kaing searches for aid to rescue the last survivors of his people. Kaing is counseled to seek out the Ice Maiden, possibly the only person who can help him free his people.
Elemental power is a whisper growing louder on Aelos. Sixteen-year-old Riana Fraely hears the call from deep within her as her own power fights to manifest. Answering that call means her life. Ignoring means the continued death of countless youth.
What if you were useless and your family gave you away to a sorceress? What if the sorceress refused to teach you magic? What if your amazing friendship with a dragon earned you the wrath of a god? How far would you go to fight for your friend?