The Kingdom of Septima is ruled in all but name by the Commune, a
ruthless cult that seeks control of an ancient power that has taken root
in unsuspecting children in Septima. To maintain their hold on the
kingdom, the Commune will stop at nothing to capture children who show
signs of this power, to be weaponised or eliminated. 18-year-old Evelyn
Folksman is in hiding. Taken in by a tavern-owner, she is haunted by the
horrific events that drove her from her home years before. Evelyn is
forced to face her past when two wayward children, Raif and Rose
Huntsman, arrive at the tavern, pursued by Commune soldiers. The
children fall under Evelyn's reluctant care as the trio narrowly escape
a raid. Relentlessly hunted by Commander Jonah Sulemon and Commune agent
Lord Eirik Torrant, Evelyn and Raif cannot fathom why they pose such a
threat to the Commune, until six-year-old Rose unwittingly reveals a
terrible secret: she possesses powers more fearsome than any the Commune
has unearthed in decades. There are only two options: to be captured and
imprisoned, or to run for the rest of their lives. They hurtle
feverishly through the countryside, barely evading Commune attacks, and
inadvertently finding themselves in the middle of a growing rebellion
against the Commune's oppressive regime. Evelyn, Raif, and Rose must
learn who to trust and who to fight as they evade the deadly grasp of
the Commune in the first chapter of this exciting new trilogy...
