His soul demands a reckoning…After a grueling year, the Brothers of the Crimson Shield have molded former slave, Leitos Valara, into a deadly warrior. And during that year, the Faceless One’s hordes have relentlessly sought the Brotherhood and their island sanctuary. And now they have found them. The brutal attack crushes the Brotherhood. Those who are not slaughtered outright are chained and loaded onto a slave ship—including Leitos’s father. Vastly outnumbered, Leitos and the remaining Brothers mount a desperate rescue. With hope fading, Leitos and the others give chase, setting sail into a storm as fierce and unpredictable as their future. Little does Leitos know that destiny has forced him onto a treacherous path of shadow and steel. And the Faceless One is waiting.