After years in exile, Kethril Vaen, commander of the Iron Company, is hired to investigate a series of disappearances along the Arda-Fyndor border. What begins as a simple contract quickly turns into something far darker: an ancient evil known as the Soul Eater is awakening, sending undead horrors into the world once more. Haunted by failures from his past and bound by a prophecy he doesn't believe in, Kethril is pulled into a tangled web of political unrest, forbidden magic, and collapsing alliances. As the first kingdom falls under siege, he must choose: remain a mercenary-or become something more.
More details