As a noose circle around Brennan Garthan's neck, the prince in exile from Ganthrow. He must decide whether to step up and occupy the lands of a former ally or surrender and watch his people who sacrificed so much to lose everything. Meanwhile, a former enemy, Lazlo Malice, is released from a Lacorian prison with the task to kidnap Prince Brennan's son. Lazlo must choose between his homeland and honour. Loyalties break as War looms upon Brennan and he must choose between a pact that had lasted centuries or forging his own path in a foreign land.