Blood has been spilled. War has begun. And a dark power rises with only banished traitors to stop it. Alrou-Mendera reels, thrust into war as their queen is deposed by an ancient cabal, the Khehemni. But Elohl den'Alrahel and his twin sister Olea have done their duty as Kingsmen and kept their queen alive, in exile. Queen Elyasin is safe in the wild northlands, with her new highlander husband, King Therel. But visions...