In the third volume of "Daran's Journey," the rival baronies of Evros and Aldrem continue their headlong rush toward war. Drafted into the army of Evros, Daran finds himself trapped in the role of reluctant warrior on the front lines of that brewing conflict. Against him and his fellow soldiers stand the rising power of Aldrem and the enigmatic Lord Harzan, who like Daran has a dark secret. Daran's few friends are scattered and unable to offer him help. The Arunite priestess Arla finds herself an outcast among the Evrosians, while her colleague Jaros is held prisoner by the Aldremish. And the wizard Albrizar has joined forces with Harzan, in pursuit of his own dreams of power and revenge. As the war begins, each of those unlikely heroes must find within themselves the will to survive, and to fight against an enemy that wants more than their lives, their very souls.