Under the flame's protection, thou shalt challenge the dragon...and thou shalt die defeated.""

After an unexpected encounter with an old adversary of two years past, Will is faced with a decision, and the lives of many hang in the balance: should he bide his time, or act swiftly to save everyone and risk total defeat? Confronted with his own mortality, Will realizes that when it comes to knowing the true nature of courage, Al may be wiser than the paladin himself...