The secretive Order of the Rook bursts from the shadows, sweeping over the land, assassinating royal families, and seizing control of armies and cities. Those who dare resist are hunted to extinction. Now Brion races to save Brigid, Emyr, and their new child from the assassins sent to destroy them. But this time, it isn’t just about the lives of those he loves. The freedom of all lands rests in his hands and those of the friends he left behind in Morcia. The avalanche of empire can only be stopped by the death of the Masters of the Rook, the most skilled and dangerous assassins in the land. If Brion and his allies can’t find a way to stop them, no one will.