Publisher's Synopsis
On the first steps along the path to conquest, tread lightly.
Born Esparan but raised in supposed isolation in the south, Prince Tohmas Galanth has always felt trapped between his blood and upbringing. Unexpectedly called north to defend the family he never knew, can he inspire the people of his homeland to fight for their freedom?
As the Northlander forces close in, Tohmas struggles to prove he's not the naive commander his enemies, as well as allies, expected. While remnants of a crushed Rydan clan seek vengeance against him, the Northlanders ready their axes for his throat.
Esparan is war torn and the other Princes of Espar bicker for supremacy as it burns to the ground. Wedged between two worlds, lucky for Tohmas, being underestimated means no one anticipates him to be the greatest threat of all.
