A crown accepted… A rule unproven… Donari Avedun returns to Pevana, intent on unifying the realm. Threats to his authority, his life, and the life of Eleni Caralon prove those enemies made after the crisis at Lyranden Bridge follow him still. Buoyed by a newly forged peace with the south, brokered by the eccentric Sylvanus, Tyrant of Desopolis, Donari must find a way to survive the looming civil war. The choices he must make will set at risk the lives of those closest to him and all that he holds dear. It is a torturous course Donari must follow, between the shadows of war and the poison of betrayal, in order to rightfully stand before his people. A twisted path for the Poet King.