Hardcover – 544 pagesAfter nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows theres no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty.

Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, its impossible to know who to trust.

Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she lovesher dragons, her family, her home, andhim.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.

They need an army. They need power. They needmagic. And they need the one thing only Violet can findthe truth.

But a storm is coming…and not everyone can survive its wrath.