On the continent of Emrys, Soren Hilegard serves as peacekeeper within the ranks of the Alethea Mercenaries, a fighting force in service to the nation of Tristan. As a soldier, he is perfect in every way, loyal to a fault and deadly beyond compare. As a boy, he is odd, curious, eager to learn, but a mystery to all that know him. Soon after the completion of their latest contract, Soren and the Alethea are employed by a powerful, philanthropic organization with secrets of its own. Their task – escorting a fiery young woman who harbors supernatural power. Power for which men are prepared to die.A nation raises its armies to claim her. Gods roam the countryside in search of her. Plagues, tyrant kings, demon brothers, foreign princes, mythical beasts, and one old soldier’s redemption, all revolve around the impetuous Zarah Keir, and the fate of the continent and Soren’s own soul rests in her hands.