A warrior comes home. Mendris Fox, infamous sword-for-hire, returns home to search for the man behind the attacks on him and Princess Jasmine Grant, only to find that the assassination plot was only a small part of the puzzle. Dragons have returned to the land of man, and the Dragonian priests who worship the beasts have been plotting to enslave nations, including Mendris' home. To defeat the King and his deadly new allies, Mendris must reunite with his family, forge a new Shadow Brigade and create an alliance with the Faertai, the reclusive elven people of the Dark Forest.