In this book, the first book of the series, the characters are introduced.The book skips around a lot and can sometimes get confusing in that respect. The basic plot: A group of Loremasters—Veldan, Kazairl, and the Dragon, Aetheon whom they are escorting to Gendival, the Shadowleague headquarters. They fail in the mission when caught in an avalanche in the Snaketail Pass and Elion (who shares a mutual dislike with Veldan and Kazairl)and the Wind-Sprite Thirishri. Meanwhile in Callistora the weather is horrible and the Hierarch Zavahl is being blamed. Zavahl's Commander Blade is trying to get to Gendival, where he was previously a Loremaster. Within the city Lady Seriema is trying to get Zavahl to go through with the Great Sacrifice, not knowing that Ivar, whose lifemate Felyss was abused by the lady's hired bullies, will stop at nothing to kill her. By the end of the book the Ak'Zahar have attacked the city, killed most of the inhabitants except for a few—some in the temple and others with Lady Seriema.
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