Dragons have returned after a thousand years, but greater dangers lurk in the shadows... As the lines between enemy and ally blur, Guillot dal Villerauvais is drawn farther into the life and service he had left far behind. Sol ne attempts to come to terms with the great magical talent she fears is as much a curse as a blessing, while the Prince Bishop's quest for power twists and turns, and takes on a life of its own. With dragons...