Nearly a dozen villages and towns have been destroyed in the past weeks and almost no clue remains. There are no survivors or evidence. There is only a trail of destruction leading to the next village.
That all changes the night Cary survives. Through a freak chance, she's out riding the night her village is attacked. She sees the army, she sees their banners, she sees it all. Now, she races to follow the army north, searching for answers alongside the kingdom's elite scouts even as the trail leads them deeper into the heart of the Kingdom.
The army grows larger with every passing day, but only after learning the truth of its origins and becoming separated from her friends, does Cary realize the true depths of the danger they're in.