Will was back in Redmont with the assassins and the rangers. He was content with it. The rangers weren't. Distrust was one of many emotions they harbored toward the assassins. Will understood but he could do nothing about it. For now. They said that friends were once strangers, but no one ever said that all strangers will become friends. Sequel to Clash of Reunion.

Will and Halt think they've done it again. Finished a mission, saved lives, all done, now it's time to go home. But not this time. Now Redmont has been taken from the inside. Can Will and Pauline get everyone to safety before more people die, and can they all work to save Redmont Castle before it's too late? Can Will survive long enough to make it out and save the day?

"E, They're here, W". Will has vanished without a trace. Tug and Ebony are in a state of panic. Only one knows where Will is. His friends journey to get him back. As the path they follow becomes darker, more questions are raised than answers given. In the end, secrets must be revealed, lies must be found out, and blood must be spilled. But they must hurry...

Halt is unconscious, Baron Arald is hurt, and Sir Rodney is paralyzed. Gilan is on foot, nowhere to be found. Backup is still a long time in coming. The Kalkara screeches its victory to all the world. Will is frozen, scared and alone. He is the only one who can stop the Kalkara. Fire is its weakness...except there is no fire to be found.