When all hope is lost, who will raise the banner of light? War grinds on, spreading its shadow over all the land. In the wake of his overwhelming victory, King Lennart marches on the Empress Teodora, helpless and undefended in her capital. Though battered, Teodora is far from defeated, setting in motion a new plot which threatens to annihilate all of Lennart's allies. Unaware of the peril about to overtake him, Kendryk is torn between duty to his...