The Unbalanced Realm, Book 2 - The Rise

Emeric is still on the hunt for The One and finally sees his location in vision. Realizing that it's fruitless to contact The One in the Mordian Mountain Prison, he and his entourage make their way to Beautun where they expect to meet him.

Tratos is finally freed from the Mordian Mountain Prison, but must remain enslaved to Abel Clenton, a master blacksmith in Beatun. There's just one problem - his mortal enemy, Atlas has been freed alongside him, which creates a very caustic work environment. To make matters worse, Atlas has taken up with Diana, the girl who caught Tratos's heart at first sight. 

Furthermore, the town of Plentiful is crawling with truculen soldiers - the soldiers dressed in black that killed Tratos's family. They watch Tratos's every move outside the blacksmith.

Tratos learns to appreciate Alayon, the healer's daughter who lives across the street from the blacksmith. She proves to be a witty, intelligent companion who suspects Tratos has the Stirian dai because he's able to peer deeply into her soul.

In the region of Rosilia, Aris is on the hunt for Tatiana and is successful at finding her; however, she has greatly changed living with the Rosilian Dissenters. Aris must make a difficult decision to choose Tatiana or Andra who both love him.

Months after Aris left for Rosilia, Andra bears a second child and stays with Speranza, Aris's godmother in Koferun. Speranza enlists Andra's help in discovering whether her informants are feeding her correct information. When she discovers that an informant has lied to her, she must immediately warn the parakofs of the treachery.

Tratos is finally able to reunite with someone very important to him, but only for a brief moment. As a result of this visit, the Beatian healer involves Tratos in a secret society where Tratos learns just how important he is to their cause. An assassin, however, wreaks havoc on his personal life after Alayon attempts to inform him that the assassin is of the Dark Order.

In the meantime, the Rosilian Dissenters, led by Mamai Terra, are forming their own alliances to gain power and control over the other Northern regions. As they make their nefarious plans, the importance and connection of Milli, their Ansimilian translator, is revealed.

What happens to Tratos after the truculen come after him and Master Clenton?

What happens to Alayon after the assassin attacks her?

Does Aris choose Andra?

Will Mamai Terra grant Milli her wish?

FIND OUT IN BOOK TWO!