The Guardian is growing stronger. The alliance is fragile. And the cost of winning may be higher than any of them can pay.
The battle is behind them, but the war has only just begun. Back in Srok Mekh, Moni, Rum, and Roun find the villages they swore to protect under relentless attack - demon raids, coordinated and brutal, wiping out anyone who dares to resist the Guardian's rule. To stand a chance, the siblings must do what no one in the realm has managed in three hundred years: unite the fractured villages into a fighting force. That means earning trust from strangers, training warriors, and learning to lead an army when they're still figuring out who they are.
But the Guardian isn't waiting. As the siblings push deeper into the Borderlands, toward the truth of the curse and the temple at the heart of it all, the enemy moves to break them from within - turning their greatest strength against them. Alliances crack under pressure. The sacrifice the prophecy has always demanded comes into terrible focus. And Veata, the village girl who became one of their own, is carrying a darkness that may already be beyond their reach to cure.
Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan Presents, Roshani Chokshi, and mythology-based YA fantasy. Book 2 of the Scrolls of Srok Mekh series.