Mere days after her coronation, Enara, Rider of the Storm Wind, Warmage of Restoration, Shield Maiden, the last daughter of Caedar, and High Queen of Sevandil faces the first challenges of her reign. Unrest is brewing in Qetra. Camps of armed soldiers are found on the fringes of Sevandil, dissent sparks in her inner circle, and rumors of her predecessor's evil deeds are spreading. Book Two of Crimson Prophecy. In an attempt to atone for past crimes and garner favor with the new queen, Tiarsus, her former enemy, comes forward with new and troubling information. The curse that was used to cast the unsuspecting people of Qetra into magical sleep cannot sustain itself forever. If the magic is allowed to expire, the people will die. Enara and Tiarsus, the former commander of the defeated Black Army, embark on a quest to learn the terrible truth. Several days' journey from home, they stumble into a city filled with corpses and narrowly escape an encounter with a mysterious mage able to wield powers that shouldn't exist, but soon find that they are being hunted. Armed with the knowledge that time is running out, Enara must learn who to trust as she and her friends race to lift the curse before all of Qetra meets a grisly fate.