Fear reigns in Riaznin. Former emperor Valko has kidnapped the youngest Auraseer and provoked a civil war. Now, he’s hunting his brother, Anton, and threatening the people Sonya holds most dear. With her empathic powers gone, Sonya doesn’t know how to protect the people she loves and the nation she helped free. She can’t sense who to trust. She can’t track Valko. She can’t tell if her beloved Anton is safe. She only knows danger is coming. And there’s nothing she can do to stop it. When Sonya hears a tale of an Esten Auraseer with a mysterious ability to heal, suddenly her situation doesn’t feel as impossible as it once did. But without her powers, finding the legendary Auraseer will be dangerous. And if she doesn’t succeed, the peace she sacrificed so much to achieve will be shattered forever.
