"The forest was changing and nobody believed her. Armed with her bow, her wits, and ancient stories passed down through her elders, Anneka was determined to find a way to make her village believe her wild and dangerous claims. Because if she was right, then a new and horrible age was about to begin, and mark the return of the Daeva.

 

Meanwhile, in the heart of the capital city of Torrin, Remus was on the verge of having all his dreams come true. Graduating with distinction, he’d been selected to join the Stone Caste, the administrative elite of the kingdom. But it wasn’t status he was after – it was the knowledge he believed the Stone Caste kept hidden from the common people. For the Scriptures didn’t answer all the questions he had about their history, but it was strangely the only book about their history, and he’d learned early on that too much overt curiosity would not be tolerated."