Childhood friends Percy and Shasa had an inseparable bond, strong enough for Percy to take on an entire clan of lycanthropes after Shasa was taken prisoner after a violent kidnapping. Now that bond is closer than ever, growing into feelings beyond friendship--and straining their ties to the world around them even as war stirs everywhere. The Queen's own prime general Lady Althea has turned rogue, taking the lion's share of the army and moving to assault the kingdom. As Lady Althea's son, Percy is caught in the middle, struggling to keep his friends out of the conflict as best he can. Knowing his mother, she won't settle for anything less than shaking the foundations of the world. Through all this Percy's father, once thought dead, has returned to support The Queen. Along with his arrival, he shows Percy a new form of magic letting him know just how much he has to learn. Magic, dragons, and steam-powered weapons gather for a war that threatens to remake the world, leaving Percy caught between the both sides. Only his courage stands between the chaos and his new-found family.