The power-hungry high lord of kalare has launched a rebellion against the aging first lord, Gaius Sextus, who with the loyal forces of alera must fight beside the unlikeliest of allies-the equally contentious high lord o...The power-hungry high lord of kalare has launched a rebellion against the aging first lord, Gaius Sextus, who with the loyal forces of alera must fight beside the unlikeliest of allies-the equally contentious high lord of aquitaine. Meanwhile, young tavi of calderon joins a newly formed legion under an assumed name even as the ruthless kalare unites with the canim, bestial enemies of the realm whose vast numbers spell certain doom for alera.