After the climactic battle in the Mountainlands, Prince Darren has returned to his castle in Sentria, and though they won the battle, he is deeply wounded after a deep loss. He's given up trying to save Askeran, leaving it to the older royals, but an old friend knows that there is still hope as long as they keep tryin...
It has been a year since High Prince Darren and Eldwyn saved all of Askeran from certain destruction, but that has done little to change his obligations to the crown. With his days of adventure seemingly behind him, Darren must prepare for the coming war of Cordath without his favorite relic at his side.
In the land of Sentria reigns the royal family Colress. The next son in line for king is Prince Darren, a hardheaded seventeen-year-old with dreams of becoming a knight. When he gets lost one day in the Old Wood, he comes across a magical boy known as a relic, and from then on, his life changes forever... Chapter One...