Crown Prince Maric spent his entire childhood and youth in exile, wandering with his mother, the Rebel Queen, and her meager army. But when his mother is unexpectedly killed by treacherous allies, Maric is forced to take her place at the head of the rebel army. The prince's inexperience provokes distrust among the rebels. Surrounded by spies and traitors, Maric can count only on his loyal friend Loghain and the courageous Lady Rowan, to whom he has been betrothed since childhood. Risking his life in mortal danger, the prince must do everything possible and impossible to free his people from the tyrant's yoke and finally reclaim his stolen throne.