Men go to battle. Women wage war. Separated and on opposite sides of the continent, Salome and Crispin continue to amass an army to face their sister while avoiding other enemies set on killing them before they get close to Northwind. In the Isles of Myr, Salome meets her mother's kin while facing the ugly truth of her family's past and her potential future as a magic wielder. Trapped in the cutthroat...