The small country of Medalon lies between the vast nation of Karien in
the north and the nations of Fardohnya and Hythria in the south. For
centuries the Medalonians co-existed peacefully with the Harshini, a
magical race that abhors killing. But now they are gone and in their
place the Sisters of the Blade rule Medalon from the Citadel. An elite
army of Defenders enforces the Sisterhood's oppressive rule. The
Harshini and their demons are believed to be extinct and Medalon has an
uneasy peace with its northern and southern neighbours.
R'shiel Tenragan, daughter of the First Sister, and her half-brother
Tarja find themselves caught up in the political infighting amongst the
Sisters of the Blade. When their mother's scheming becomes too much to
bear, R'shiel and Tarja are determined to follow their own path and they
flee the Citadel. Their lives take a turn neither could ever have
imagined and the Defenders of Medalon hunt them as traitors. Meanwhile,
far south in Hythria, Brak, a Harshini outcast, is called to find the
demon child, the half-human child of the dead Harshini King,
Lorandranek. But what can this mean to R'shiel...?