This is Book 2 in The Silvering Series and the second in reading order. Loran Avileen wants nothing more than a new life in a magical land with Topen, the man who captured her heart. There's only one person who could turn her dream into a nightmare -- her brother. The evil sorcerer, Nepsaril, left the scars of dark magic on her brother's flesh and power now dominates her sibling's mind. He seeks magical allies to help him strip the rule of his land from his twin. But the opportunistic Listurn may have found a greater purpose for him. Can Topen and Loran stop her brother's quest in time to keep two powerful magical families from war?