The execution is in two weeks.In dangerous company without friends or allies, it seems impossible to Thaleon he will be able to stop the impending execution. But he will go to Varle - the capital and the last city a valekyn would willingly enter - even if it means his death. Desperate to save the two people he loves, he makes a perilous bargain.After years of thinking his little brother dead, Dawyn cannot believe Thaleon is alive. Believing his brother taken captive by the valekyns, Dawyn goes on a desperate search, determined not to lose him again. But he must be careful - the Crown is searching for Thaleon, and he will be killed alongside his brother if anyone finds out his plans to help him.