THE JOURNEY ENDS! Doum'wielle Armago-wielder of the malevolent sentient sword Khazid'hea, the Cutter-confronts her pursuers. But will they be able to pull her back from the brink of savage madness? The conclusion will shock you!

Tierflin and Doum'weille are half-Drow siblings, locked in competition for the ownership of the bloodthirsty sword Khazid'hea-the Cutter! Their father, the Drow renegade Tos'un-a veteran of battles against the Kingdom of Many-Arrows-is forced to choose his heir... but what does the powerful sword have to say on the subject?