A vicious attack on life and love. A race to deny death. Trust blurs and alliances break. The chase begins. A powerful evil threatens the natural balance of Arranon, endangering all that lives. No less important to Captain Erynn Yager, a life treasured above her own hovers in a coma, close to death. In a race to uncover a cure and stop the mounting peril, Erynn risks everything-becoming the hunted. She challenges authority, and allies with a being others believe a mortal enemy. In pursuit of the true evil, Erynn finds the line blurred between whom they trust, and those set against them. Answers remain beyond reach. Erynn embraces her abilities, joining her will with the living consciousness of Arranon. Her authority and confidence rises, and she strikes out against a murderous cruelty-becoming the hunter.