Under the cold glow of moonlight, the Wyrmstooth River becomes a battlefield.
After days of silent pursuit, the Tanari finally strikes... its presence erupting from the darkness and forcing the Outworlders into a desperate fight for survival. With nowhere to run and the river hemming them in, steel, spell, and instinct are pushed to their limits as the crew struggles to hold the line against a relentless, otherworldly threat.
As the battle rages, Captain Quinn is forced to confront the weight of his past and the debts he can no longer outrun.
And in the chaos, little Shaunus, the lone survivor of Maplewood, reveals a power no one expected… and no one fully understands.
What begins as a fight for survival may leave far deeper scars, as the line between salvation and something far more dangerous begins to blur.
