The past is buried for a reason. Some secrets are meant to stay that way.
Mardonius and Akantha have survived the Forsaken Road, but the work that brought them together is not finished. A recovered scroll must be delivered to a reclusive Chillissari mage: one of the few people able to read its ancient writing.
Flag Commander Licarin has not forgotten Mardonius. His hired mercenaries, known as the Five, are closing in, and the journey into the northern wilderness offers few places to hide.
When the scroll points towards the hidden tomb of Hyrrkos the Architect, Mardonius and Akantha are drawn into the legacy of the fallen Chillissari Empire: old riddles, forgotten works, and dangers left undisturbed for centuries.
They have learned to fight as one. To reach the tomb, and live long enough to leave it, they will need every part of that hard-won bond.
The Architect's Tomb is Book Two of The Battle for Swansbane, a grounded military fantasy series of dangerous roads, buried histories and hard-won trust.