Amalia and her younger sister Eva have finally reached the mountains that will see them to safety. Freedom is within sight, far beyond the reach of Emperor Ferdinand of Ackuste, who is determined to hunt down the Banaizyan heirs at all costs. At the behest of his newfound deity. But not only Ackusten soldiers are hot on Amalia and Eva's tail. A pack of ravenous Lycanthropes is gaining on them fast, their hunger for revenge insatiable. When the beasts clash with the wayward siblings, none could predict they would all be dragged deep into the Dragon's Lair by the reviled reptilian Maakayans. As their slaves. But all hope is not lost. A once-inconceivable alliance is forged, and Amalia and Eva plan their escape with help from the most unlikely of places. But time is short before fortune condemns them to a life in chains. Or a fate far worse. Meanwhile, the greater war heats up. Emperor Ferdinand pushes into Banaizyan territory, spurred on by his increasingly demanding and impatient goddess. Beyond the borders of Ackuste and Banaizya, a war on a much grander scale brews. Concocted by forces far beyond this world. Forces that had been the source of many calamities in Adera's sordid history.