The Eald is gone.

The Cynn Cruors are in a race to find the Eald before word leaks out and all hell breaks loose. In the meantime, someone has taken his place, threatening to cause chaos within and outside the brotherhood - someone who has placed the Cynn Cruor women's lives in danger.
With so much going on around them, cracks are starting to appear where love should have prevailed. Loyalties are tested and tragedy is the order of the day. What's more, Dac Valerian's decision to sleep with the enemy has someone from his past returning to haunt him.
Will the Cynn Cruors and their women come out unscathed from this most dangerous mission yet?
Or will this be the end for the Cynn Cruors?