An epic battle looms between the Tookans and Arken Freeth’s band of Lantish, Tolarian, and Nander warriors. Who will survive?
The Pirate King Yolanta’s fleet has fled to Situn, a barbarian settlement on the northern coast of the Circle Sea. Once restocked with supplies, Yolanta plans a return to the River Zash and a final battle that will secure the Necklace of Tol for the Amarrat King. Yet before Yolanta can return to crush the Nanders, he will face betrayal and death at the hands of the hostile residents of Situn, the treacherous walled city of the North.
A troubling vision has warned Arken Freeth that Yolanta and his men will soon storm the Nanders’ Water Cave. To save the Nander tribe and protect the Necklace of Tol, Arken, Talya, and Asher must forge weapons and train the Nanders in the art of modern warfare—a nearly impossible task when the Nanders follow The Way and are so resistant to change.
Mar, the medicine man and spiritual leader of the tribe, discovers that Arken is the Jalet-hoi, the one foretold to be the savior of the Nanders. But to fulfill this powerful prophecy, Arken must survive his duel with Jen, the tribal chief’s son, in order to save his friend Ord’s life.
No one believes Arken will win this fight with such a powerful warrior. But even if Arken lives, will his battle training give the Nander tribe enough fighting skill to defeat the Tookans’ attack and save the Necklace of Tol?
