Heir to high lord of the faeries, Kirklas has managed to escape the living hell he's been exiled to for the last 10 human years. Upon his return home to Aisywel, everything is changed. Beset with civil unrest, Aisywel is in turmoil and everyone he loved is gone, and with them any hope for answers. Can he set aside the thirst for revenge or will he follow that road to its bitter end? A road that may well destroy him and the life he once hoped for.