The world sees him as a mad tyrant, but he is determined to protect his people. Still growing accustomed to the weight of the crown, King Terrin Dramen is faced with a crisis as the Kingdom of Pohartan’s greatest ally has suddenly massed an army on their shared border. To meet this threat, the King is pressed into mobilizing his forces and forging a new, uncertain, alliance with an ancient enemy. Can Terrin keep the explosive and destructive temper which has earned him the reputation of the “Mad King” under control while he desperately struggles to defend his Kingdom? Meanwhile, Brianne Morette, a young woman from a forgotten village, discovers she possesses an ancient power. She and her brother Jahn are forced from their home when the military arrives recruiting for the looming war. Now they must determine their own fates in this time of mayhem and adventure as their loyalties are torn between their family and their Kingdom.