The Teralin Sword Books
As Endric continues his search for the traitor Urik, a new threat emerges, one that demands the attention of the Denraen. Now an officer, Endric should be a part of the planning, but the general seems determined to keep him from it. Endric searches for information that might help him understand, and as he finally thinks he’s getting close to discovering word on Urik, he’s sent from the city on what appears nothing more than a pointless mission. When an asset he cares for goes missing, Endric betrays the Denraen to go after them, and doing so brings him into contact with the new threat. Endric might be the only one able to respond, but doing so means he must lead, something he’s struggled with since his commission, and means he’s drawn into a game of Urik’s choosing, one where the stakes are his life and the leadership of the Denraen.
Destined to lead the Denraen, Endric knows he must first understand himself and his connection to teralin. They are answers he can only find learning about his ancestors, the mysterious Antrilii warriors. Finding them requires he travel north through lands the Denraen cannot safely patrol, and even accompanied by Brohmin, he might barely survive. Reaching the Antrilii is only part of the challenge, as not all are pleased he came to their lands. There he discovers a family secret that will require Endric to make a dangerous choice, but it might be the only way he can prove himself—not only to the Antrilii, but to himself—and save more than his family, but people he had never imagined he would call his own.
Endric returns to Vasha after discovering his connection to the Antrilii and how they serve the north but finds that much has changed, including his relationship with Senda and Pendin. As he struggles to understand how he can serve the Denraen, he learns that the Denraen hold Urik—and that his father has granted him the freedom of the city. Urik isn’t done plotting and Endric fears that whatever he intends is the reason Mage Tresten has disappeared. Discovering those answers will put Endric at odds with the Denraen and sends him on a journey that leads to even more understanding about his role in the Denraen and the Conclave.
The Conclave calls to Endric and threatens to pull him from the Denraen again. While the merahl are restored, the price was high. The Conclave asks Endric to bring Tresten to his final resting place, leading him to the island of Salvat and the headquarters of the Conclave, but forcing him to bring an old enemy with him. When the mission takes a dramatic turn, Endric wants only to save Senda, but doing so brings him into a conflict that his Denraen training has not prepared him for. Can he trust Urik while saving Senda and still discover the secrets of the Conclave, or will he be the reason that Salvat falls?
When songs are sung about Endric, what will be said? Having spent the last five years continuing to serve the Denraen, Endric feels the weight of a looming responsibility. He must choose how he will serve. Will it be the Conclave where he feels drawn to a greater power, or will it be within the Denraen where his father wants him to claim true leadership? An opportunity arises to better understand a threat to the Historian Guild which will lead him away from the city—and delay his decision. In order to understand the growing silence of the guild, he must find the one man who can provide insight into the guild, but Novan has always followed a different lead. The journey brings him far to the south, where Endric discovers far more than he expected, and has a realization about himself that will change his life forever. The conclusion to the epic The Teralin Sword series.