A young bugler with supernatural powers is swept up into an epic struggle for the fate of the world. Cry havoc and sound the song of war In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires--remnants of an advanced civilization, they are filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge that nations struggle to possess. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions Oskar and Zahid have split off from the rest of the Branched squad for a top secret mission that will help their allies avoid the Garland's meteor strike. But the Garland herself has come to her own conclusions about what she wants to do, while Zoe is beginning to crack under the constant strain of battle. The Empire advances the timetable of their attack which, if successful, will mean the destruction of the Papal States' forces entirely...
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