~The four of them had known better times, when friendship and love poured more freely than betrayal and wrath. It holds true that mercy is a concept they are yet to learn~ Tayn, a young wanderer, sensed the change in whispers at the forum, the way the dormant streets shuddered awake at the looming threat of occupation. The territories of Adala had finally been taken into the Silver Army's hands. Corruption, violence and poverty follow in the army's wake, forcing Tayn to reach out to some personal enemies of their own, once known as the Society of the Hallowed Ground. Can they trust the faces of their past for the sake of Adala, or will black blood run ever bitter?