Trust is a weapon. Survival is a choice. For Kestrel Stoneheart, the final battle for her people's future begins now.
The Archivists claim peace, but their true intentions are a weapon more dangerous than any blade. They are masters of a forgotten technologies that can obliterate entire cities, or rewrite the very essence of life itself. Hounded by their leader, whose personal vendetta burns hotter than tribal blood, Kestrel stands on the precipice.
Time is a luxury she cannot afford. Enemies surround her. Some hidden in plain sight, others lurking in the shadows of forgotten history.
The truth she uncovers will either save her people or destroy them completely. As the last moments slip away and the stakes rise beyond imagination, Kestrel's choices will determine the fate of two civilizations.