Publisher's Synopsis
They were meant to be safe in the winter.
Instead, the woods are alive with threats.
And they're not prepared.
A month on from their last confrontation with Governor Rossi and his men, Belfield's inhabitants have the closest thing to peace and freedom they've experienced since they rebelled.
The Epizon can't send reinforcements in the harsh winter-or, so, that's what the Governors' letters have said-and Skye is relying on the season to be a moment of peace, and a time of preparation for the next inevitable fight.
But, when Vale's younger brother Taron arrives, bringing with him rumours of another threat, all their plans to be a formidable force are thrown into question.
With peace on hold, Skye and others venture out in search of an answer to the question they fear the most: has a battle come to them, sooner than expected?
