Book excerpt: With the coup d’etat back home in Forthorthe finally reaching critical mass, Elfaria and Theia decide it’s time for them to return. Theia is reluctant to drag her friends into the politics of her homeland, but they’re just as stubborn as she is. They band together and set out for Forthorthe, but their enemies will make sure not even the trip there is easy. They all have a long, hard fight ahead of them—and this is just the beginning.