Thessalia is a small nation ravaged by plague and besieged on all sides. To the west, the Bloody Men of the dark forests are stirring, bent on fierce raids or all-out conquest. To the south lie decadent lands that have been shunned for generations, their ways a shady and dirty mystery. To the east is only the foreboding gray sea, to the north, only ice.
And the royal family is almost gone.
In the midst of it all, Cail must find a way to restore order to the kingdom of Thessalia, maintain a fragile peace, protect the borders, and keep the culture of his people intact.
Cail is a man of duty. He used to be a man of faith. And now, he might be his people’s only hope to keep them and their traditions alive.
But what if that isn’t what is best for Thessalia? And who gets to decide?