How many steps does it take for the worst enemies—who are both in love with one woman—to become brothers? Only to cross the Wild Lands from end to end—through pain, trials, and lethal dangers. Lian Dael, a blind healer, couldn’t have imagined that his guide on the path to healing would be the heir of the throne of the Sunset Realm. But the bonds of kinship created many lives ago have already determined the course of events. Ancient magic and towering fires of the shamanic steppe, forgotten temples and secret enemies, the creak of ship rigging and a difficult choice—everything awaits the two mages on their road to their destiny.