As the drumbeats of war intensify, the Bearers must answer.

Finn and Morgan struggle to return to Verendal, finding only destruction in their wake. With none to unite the scattered people, it’s up to an executioner and his one time prisoner to save as many as they can before the war claims even more lives.

Honaaz needs a fleet to attack the Alainsith, but even that might not be enough. As the defenses begin to fail, only a desperate ploy will save them.

Kanar in the Bearer, but struggles with his song. And if he can’t find it, Jal will be lost to them.

War splinters alliances and forges new ones, but all have a part to play.