The Rodain, led by King Elkar, seek dominion over all for their book commands it, but especially over the hated-Gartigraccians. Sparking the Fourth Great War, the Rodain manage to steal the legendary Opstone from Castle Gartigraccus, assisted by a heinous treason. Teetering on the brink of annihilation, King Adathor must overcome what caused his people to turn from the vision of their founder to the vision of the man behind the rebellion. Yet first he must go south in desperation to the Three Kingdoms to gain allies or be swept away in the coming Black March of the Rodain. Meanwhile two men have arrived, proclaiming that the long-awaited Son of the Father is come. The Regent seeks to gainsay these two men at every turn in a war over the legitimacy of truth, calling for an absolute removal of the Father to pursue his notion of freedom. In this late hour, can the tide be turned, or will all fall to the Curse of the Rodain?140,000 words; 42 lines/page