My own land, Ranger status, and the start of a big venture were my long-awaited rewards for surviving. But in this world, every luxury has to be paid for with blood.
The secret war is becoming known. The Seven Druids ruthlessly hunt all elementals in preparation to unleash a global cataclysm.
Meanwhile, the Crown is playing me like a pawn. My farm, still in construction, is already infiltrated by a network of spies and traitors.
But I refuse to be an obedient little lamb - not for politicians in palaces, and not for forest-dwelling lunatics.
I now have more dangerous animals in my herd, and my pupils are receiving their battle training by fire. The Darkness in my Stream Core lies in wait for the slightest misstep.
Our old enemies return for vengeance, while our new allies are even more frightening than our opponents. To protect my kin, I'm going to have to step outside the System. I'm going to have to go where even kings don't dare tread: to see the mysterious Forest Reaper.
I have to become a third power in this war, or we will all be prey. The hunt is on a new level now.