Kyra has returned to the caves of Kali but her homecoming is bittersweet. Her beloved teacher
is dead and one of her best friends Nineth is missing. And gone too is Rustan the Marksman
who helped her train for the duel with Tamsyn?and became far more than a teacher and friend.
Shaken by his feelings for Kyra and the truth about his parentage Rustan has set off on a
quest for answers. His odyssey leads him to the descendants of an ancient sect tied to the
alien Ones?and the realization that the answers he seeks come with a price. Yet fate has plans
to bring Kyra and Rustan together again. Kai Tau the man who slaughtered Kyra's family wages
war on the Orders of Asiana. Hungering for justice Kyra readies herself for battle aided by
her new companions the wyr-wolves who are so much more than they seem. Rustan determined to
keep the woman he loves safe joins the fight to ride by her side. But will this final
confrontation ultimately cost them their love . . . and their lives?
