Something stirs, above and below. In the aftermath of the Parandor Arena, dragonbound brothers Shan Goldtree and Tessen Lim have become separated for only the third time in their young lives. In Bacra's capital city, the warlock Shan struggles not to fall either to his own mind or to the pain of the Spellkeeper completion rituals that are being inflicted upon him by the High King himself. To the south, safe in the Moonlight Guardian's sanctuary, Tessen...