The mountain stronghold of Comar was meant to be unbreakable—a sanctuary where humans and magical creatures lived in uneasy harmony under the wizard Marcus’s protection. Bound by an ancient Oath, the barrier around Comar kept danger out, and its people safe within. Until the night it faltered. Now shadows slip through the cracks, the dragons grow restless, and unease festers among the townsfolk. Jim, once a wanderer, struggles to protect a boy who has lost everything. Beyond the barrier, Andi awakens in a cage, dreaming of the whispers of a forbidden mountain pass. And within Comar, Echo begins to suspect that the Oath binding them all is not protection at all—but a prison. As their paths circle closer, each must decide what they’re willing to loyalty, freedom, or the fragile safety of the only home they’ve ever known. Because if the barrier truly breaks, what lies waiting on the other side could consume them all.