<p><strong>Born in fire. Tempered in blood.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span>Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords of the South squabble and fight, only kept in check by the Dragonguard, traitors of a time long past, who serve the empire of the North.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>In the remote villages of southern Epheria, still reeling from the tragic loss of his brother, Calen Bryer prepares for The Proving - a test of courage and skill that not all survive.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>But when three strangers arrive in the village of Milltown, with a secret they are willing to die for, Calen''s world is ripped from under him and he is thrust headfirst into a war that has been raging for centuries.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>There is no prophecy. His coming was not foretold.</span></p><p><br></p><p