The initiation is complete, but Leg understands that he still has to prove the advance granted by his totem. Ahead of the young man lies a difficult road into dangerous lands. But those who want to rule the Northern Empire are not asleep. And Leg has to decide what’s more important to him—personal growth or the integrity of a vast state. Though it may be that one cannot exist without the other, especially now that a true sorcerer has appeared in the world.