The future of the world is in their hands, and they will set it right. Valerie has returned to New York in a time of reckoning. When an enemy declares war on her and her friends, there's no holding back. The whole gang reunites for a fight-fest of epic proportions that promises to determine the fate of their lands once and for all. Honor. Justice. Glory. These are the trademarks of this new world. These are the lynchpins she and hers have set in place, and they refuse to let anyone try to break them down. The princess has returned, and she will have her Victory. Defending the Lost is part of The Kurtherian Gambit Universe.