In all his long years, Amilmamir had survived wars across the changing landscape. Love and family, animal companions, and a duty to forests and his gods pushed him forward as times changed. Now he finds himself with a new love in the very young and energetic Annelise. Not sure he deserves her, or should even consider it; he finds his shell of indifference shattering under her playful charms. But with all the good in his life, a foreign queen threatens to take it all. An unlikely team ranging from warrior princes and magi to assassins, city defenders and wastrels rally around him as he starts a journey to save his love, his lands, and what remains of his precious memories. Travelling dark tunnels and dungeon paths, fighting creatures changed by magic and alchemy, the hard questions remain: To whom am I loyal? Who is worth living for? Who is worth dying for? And who will stand vigil for an old ranger’s homecoming