A prince consumed by darkness and grief returns to his homeland fuelled by his desire for revenge against the tyrannical leadership of King Delgado, the ruler of the vast territory of Corshan. Protecting the king are the brotherhood, an elite unit of warriors fiercely loyal to the kingdom and its people and once lauded as great heroes, protectors of the realm but now divided as a group confused by loyalties.
But the prince does not travel alone. Along the way he is accompanied by Balik, whose renown and skill with the sword had generated him widespread fame and notoriety but his weakness for gambling had cost him his livelihood and has now become a sword for hire recruited by the prince. Together they form an unlikely alliance to end Delgado's reign, brought together by a mutual bond of friendship but will the prince's dark turbulent past and thirst for retribution threaten to destroy everything they set out to do.