~This story is obviously a Ranger's Apprentice fanfic. It takes place before book eleven. (There are also a few relationship changes; Cassandra and Horace are in love, but aren't married. Also, Jenny and Gilan are not together.)
When the special task force of Halt, Will, and Horace are on a mission to Skandia with the Crown Princess Cassandra, (a.k.a. Evanlyn) to renew the treaty between Skandia and Araluen, they are ambushed on the way back by pirates, and Cassandra is taken prisoner.
The Skandians are completely unprepared for another group of raiders both skilled in fighting and sailing, that have ships even larger than the Skandian's wolfships. The pirates' nationality is unheard of by both Skandia and Araluen, so a quest is sent out to not only rescue Cassandra, but also discover more about the strange men and their country.
Along the way, everyone's favorite heroes, Will, Halt, and Horace, team up with old faces, like the Heron brotherband and Emperor Shigeru, and they also meet new characters, both friend and foe.
Just after life has settled down for Will and Halt, a petty band of arsonists start attacking villages in southern Araluen, drawing the entire kingdom's attention. When the King of Celtica visits Redmont, they discover these fire-starters are much more magical, more sacred, more twisted, and more deadly than they seem.
It's up to Will, Halt, Alyss, Pauline, Gilan, and Horace to stop them from destroying everything they love, to rescue Celtica and Araluen from a powerful, spiritual threat, and to protect themselves as everything burns down around them.
A Ranger's Apprentice Fanfiction
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The Rogue Tribe
The Surprise Siege
The Battle of Mackindaw
The Lost Stories, Vol. II