The Guardian is running. The corruption is spreading. And the prophecy's final demand is closer than any of them want to admit.
Two weeks of chasing a wounded enemy through the Borderlands has left the alliance exhausted, fractured, and running out of time. Veata's corruption is worsening with every day the Guardian survives, and Rum is quietly breaking watching her fight it. When Roun makes a calculated, devastating choice to let himself be captured - buying his siblings three days to plan a proper assault - Moni is forced into the hardest kind of leadership: cold strategy over desperate instinct. The final battle isn't just coming. It's already begun.
In this stunning conclusion to the Scrolls of Srok Mekh series, defeating the Guardian means confronting the prophecy's third and most brutal part - the one none of them have let themselves think about. Sacrifice. The curse that has ruled Srok Mekh for three hundred years won't break without a price, and as the siblings push toward the temple for the last time, they must each choose what they're willing to give up - and what they're willing to keep. Not every journey home looks the same.
Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan Presents, Roshani Chokshi, and mythology-based YA fantasy. Book 3 of the Scrolls of Srok Mekh series.