From the start, their goal had been take down the king. It should have been easy now, or at least simple. They had allies, their path forward was clear, and they had all their players ready to do battle. Nothing could ever be simple, though. Rachael's mysterious vision was still incomplete. Darik, though now known as the child of the king, had little grasp of what that meant. And Amethyst…was the power within her really still locked away, or was that just an inexperienced prophetess's assumption?
With the throne in sight, the intentions of even their allies remain unclear, and betrayal, though expected, cuts deep. But beyond the worldly challenges they could see, something lurking in the shadows of the Imperial Throne could mean the end before the final battle even began.