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They might have won the battle to rescue Ariana, but the war is still coming... Still heavy with the weight of her losses, both those she endured and those she felt responsible for, Zelene is uncertain about what to do next. Paralyzed with grief and fear of losing anyone else, she would rather lock herself in her room with the literal ghosts of her past than take another step forward. No longer willing to be a passive participant in her fate or wait for Zelene to make a move, Terrena takes matters into her own hands. Fresh on the heels of her betrothal to Reilly, they devise a plan to unite the lands as the prophecy calls for. She begins by reaching out to the Athucreans, a fierce warrior people who raise the Cynewards that bond with the Duillaine. Determined to honor Kenward, Terrena ignores the warnings that the warrior race would rather see their heads on spikes than make peace. When familiar faces find their way back into their lives and those they thought they could trust turning against them, the bonds holding the young Duillaine together start to fracture. The girls struggle to win the war against their grief and keep hold of their growing power before it consumes them all.