From the past comes magic, from the present, danger, gradually colliding. Bereavement stalks the corridors of power as treason brews in the taverns of Oedran. Sibling jealousy threatens the stability of the FitzAlcis' empire whose stories tell of magic and mundanity. Strangers weave a tale of power unaware of their destination. There are beginnings and ends so tangled that any one may be both. When the lives of King Adeone and Sergeant Wynfeld become inextricably linked one fateful day, neither expects a chance encounter to become a dance of destinies. As Wynfeld grapples with his new life in Oedran, Adeone must protect those he loves. Soon danger closes in. Can Wynfeld hunt down the men threatening the King in time?