A simple-sounding request from his brother, the new king of Bernna, sends Dameron on what turns into a dangerous mission in the Lands south of the Great River. He needs his solider skills to survive encounters with treacherous priests, bandits, thugs and shapeshifters under the control of the Evil. After gaining important texts for his brother, Dameron heads for home with people he has saved from marauding gangs. Among them is Lady Burska,...