Paul Woodson narrates the next step in war in Valdemar, a realm we have heard so much about in Arrows of the Queen and Arrow’s Flight. Mercedes Lackey comes back to the concept of the Heralds and Alberich is also now one of the Heralds. The boy worked so hard for his place in Karsite army in the first episode but the people never adopted him as one of their own. Alberich even made them win wars for which they never had the potential but in reward he got deception from the royalty.
Now just like Talia he is bound to protect the queen of Valdemar for whom he also possesses feelings that are better to be kept hidden. Queen Selenay an exceptional beauty faces threat from all sides and she was in need of a person like Alberich who possesses the gift of the sixth sense. But that is not all, this soldier is extraordinary with the use of weapons too and now he stands against those who once taught him the art of fight moreover several of the enemies happens to be his batch mates.
For the greater good of the kingdom and the protection of one lady he is loyal to the most he must unleash his true powers in the battlefield so that the enemy is taught the final lesson.
Not the end of the series yet but we know what the main characters want from life now and he has shown his liking and hate for the people present around. The course is now set and the author can end the battle in whatever way he likes now.
