Years have passed since the defeat of the last of the Dark Gods, and an age of peace and prosperity has begun in Losion. Mordecai's older children have already begun to find their own place, and his younger ones are about to grow up. By all outward signs, his life was a success - he deserved his reward. However, Tyrion, the first wizard and brutal liberator of mankind, has returned with plans of his own, and dark creatures continue to stir on the edge of civilization, threatening all that Mordecai has achieved. He must live up to the expectations of his queen, his family, and his people, while searching for a way protect them from the ancient enemy of the Shi'Har, but the hardest part may be fighting the darkness in his own heart.18+