Captain Jisten is embroiled in conflict against an invading army of shapechangers who want nothing more than to reduce the kingdom to the wilderness it was carved from. Baby Rasten has been stolen from his cradle, but SÕTyll and Pikara are in close pursuit. High Priest SÕRak has been betrayed by a false friend and captured by one of the few people he canÕt stand. Okyran diplomats have arrived in Summertown and are threatening death and destruction if the Koilathans donÕt come to their senses immediately. The Kephi priest Pajel, meanwhile, is being seduced by the very temple heÕs supposed to be spying on. In the darkness of the woods, is there any hope remaining?Ê
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