Kim Adkins

Three days after Stans return from Paryda, he finds himself the center of a continent wide war. The Pact sees his actions as an attempt to gain more power for himself, a disruption of a carefully cultured control they have held for generations. With the Dragon's Talon Assassins still after him, Stan now has to find a way to connect the lands of his Alliance to the Kingdom of Akyta which stands surrounded on all sides.
All while ensuring his wedding to the Princess Aleyna of Bisney goes off without a hitch and more alliances are struck to further add strength to his armies. A plan is formed, and Stan is tired of being stuck on the sidelines. This time, he leads the team trusted with securing the lands between Paryda and Akyta. Only, it has to be done in secret. Stan will leave his new wife behind to travel beneath the Black Mountains on the most dangerous trek of his life. Can Stan succeed? Or will he fail and forfeit not only his life, but those of his friends and new family? When freedom itself is on the line, what cost is too high to pay?