Two kingdoms were at war. They fought endlessly over things as important as the lives of entire villages, and things as petty as a few miles of land. Now, a northern princess is sent deep into southern territory for two months, placing her smack in the middle of the conflict between a violent king and his peaceful son. In the coming storm, four people, no older than twenty, may be the key to it all. Sorran's father is trying to kill him. Vara has been forced to spend two months deep within enemy territory. Jana's family falls ill with a sickness no one can explain. Tillman discovers a dangerous secret that will bring him either power or ruin.