Adopted brothers Tristan and Trevor have their worlds torn apart, when their little village called Pine is burned to the ground and ravaged by the walking dead. Everyone that they knew, including their parents, had died and their sister is missing yet presumed alive. Together, they set out to inform the king of Boulderdrake of the tragic news and to find their missing sister. Joined by the family Tragon named Kirmell and a Brownie named Sirenio, they struggle to adapt to the chaos unravelling around them. Belinae, Goddess of magic, fortold that when the dead walked, her chosen would be called upon to fight against Kendrin's armies. War against every follower of Kendrin is imminent. Kendrin's war has begun.