Ariens has only one chance to save his queen.
The fortress city of Cleredon is under siege. Soon it will fall to the horde of Zharian warriors massed outside its walls. Desperate to save his queen, Captain Ariens of the King’s Guard has one weapon left in his arsenal—a silver coin with which to summon a powerful sorceress. A Black Arts Adept. But will Cyrhla respond to his summons in time . . . and what will she demand of him in return?
