A young faehin doctor discovers an injured aygiff at her front gate. The man is ravaged by wounds that could be caused by none other than a race thought to be extinct - a vaelintrien. After tending to the wounded man, she learns he is a famous general from the previous war.
Who exactly is after him and why? Will Aefflaed be caught in the middle, and just what is her weakness?
Who exactly is after him and why? Will Aefflaed be caught in the middle, and just what is her weakness?