The Dragon Queens are free. The Heart is balanced. Now, the real work begins.
Kaelen has become a living symbol of hope, but a symbol cannot mend a fence, organize a watch, or teach a child. The fledgling sanctuary gathering around the World-Tree looks to him for salvation, yet he feels more uncertain than ever. The grand, world-shaking truths have been remembered, but the practical magic of how to live, the Ways Of Old, has been lost to the Long Silence.
When a Dream-walker's map reveals other hidden pockets of resistance, Kaelen and Elara realize their mission is not to build a single kingdom, but to weave a network of light. Their quest leads them to the Fade, a people who have perfected the ancient arts of subtlety and misdirection.
To survive, Kaelen must learn his hardest lesson: how to lead by stepping back, and how to fight not with a roar, but by making their sanctuary invisible to the enemy's heart.
But the Umbra King's forces are adapting. A new enemy, the Weavers of Silence, march to unravel their song with a dissonant magic that threatens to shatter their newfound community from within.
In this pivotal fifth volume, the epic quest evolves from rediscovering lost power to mastering the quiet, communal arts of survival. The fight for the world will be won not by a single Flame Bearer, but by the countless sparks of a people remembering how to tend their own fire.
The next chapter in the acclaimed epic fantasy series where the strongest magic is found not in a shout, but in a whisper.