A page-turning, middle-grade adventure about coming of age, trusting in the dark, and racing towards what really matters. After a fierce argument with his father, fourteen-year-old Will Pennington decides to run away. But then he stumbles across a secret plot from an enemy kingdom. Thrust into a race against time and the king's would-be assassin, Will finds unlikely help from a mysterious holy man and a bossy girl from the royal court. But is it enough to save his home?