High in goblin-infested mountains lies the ruins of Ter Dell, the lost stronghold of the dwarves. Evil lurks beneath layers of ice and broken stone, buried in a vault of gold, hungering for the day that man’s greed would see it unearthed.

That day has come.

For I am Rheanon, one of the adoptive daughters of Lady Eville—and I’m trapped in a web of deceit with the King’s deadly blades-enchanted beings that guard the king and hunt those with magic.

Beset by enemies, I must use my gift of alchemy to forge a sentient blade with ancient knowledge and a sharp edge. I needed a powerful weapon. I got a giant pain in the axe.