Synopsis - The last of her race, the Ancient One was slain centuries ago by vengeful sword and elvan magic. But before surrendering to the final sleep, the mother of Dragonkind cursed her destroyers and left behind a legacy of unimaginable power. Now the invincible armies of the Black prince plunder and slaughter, laying waste to all lands between Parona and the Elvan Preserve – while the vile wizard, Valdaimon, guards the golden that will one day enable him to call fire from the heavens. Soon, in a time of madness and blood, a mortal thief and a young elf mage must join forces to combat the advancing evil and to reforge, at risk of the future, a glorious and terrible alliance of humankind with dragon.