<p>Kyri 'You thought you could walk right into Az-ca, take over where you left off centuries ago, and everybody would just fall in with your plans. Is that it?' 'I didn&#39;t count on her-never saw her in all my divinations.' He meant Sherra. An unseeable. He&#39;d divined Thorn II, just not his Queen and partner. 'So. You wanted to take over after practically destroying their current King-who was a very good King, and before that, an excellent Commander of the army. That&#39;s a hell of a way to get Az-ca&#39;s population to adore you, isn&#39;t it?' 'I can offer them peace,' he began. 'Except you can&#39;t. Kaakos is still alive, remember, and he&#39;ll be coming for you-of that I have no doubt. You know it, too, and you can&#39;t take him on without Az-ca&#39;s army at your back.' 'I thought we could work together-Thorn II and I. That he&#39;d see the reason in it after a while.' 'And, as he&#39;s currently powerless, what choice would he have?' I sniped. * * * The present King of Az-ca has been rendered powerless through an unsuspected coup, and is overcome with despair. Kaakos has escaped death, but is forced to leave Ny-nes. Now, his sole focus is revenge. Az-ca&#39;s citizens have fallen victim to the enemy&#39;s lies, and civil war threatens to split the country. Sherra is forced to divide her attention between searching for the enemy, dealing with traitors and struggling with the King&#39;s misery and desolation. When the blood spell that rendered Kerok powerless takes a turn even its maker didn&#39;t expect, only her dreamwalker, with help from another, can hope to turn the tide...</p>