Surviving abuse leaves no soul unscathed, and this is especially true of Ptielieren, an elite elvish bodyguard involuntarily integrated into an aversive-heavy culture. Strength can exist absent a ringing victory and weakness does not signify defeat.
Aleaneo and Kade are desperate to free their allied kingdoms from a quarter century of war. Two parts of a prophetic elemental team, they set out to face the Traitor Beyond the Mountains and come face to face with decades of lies.