Back in Tenabra after the siege of Ys, Ensign Silvus de Castro and his squire Will de Parkin are soon the unwilling guests of Prince Nathan and his chief enforcer Georghe de Barras. They share their prison with the mysterious Master Grames = alias the Great Wandini - and his lovely assistant Arienne. Prince Nathan's interest in Silvus and Grames? Magic, the Dark magic he needs to extend his empire... The sequel to A Dark Winter and the second volume of the Tenabran Trilogy.