For generations, the Somber Riders have ruled the Calae lands. But this spring brings more than green buds, crying lambs, and sparkling burns. It brings new promise. Destiny, that bold weaver, is pulling together three shining strands: A girl bheancoran by blood, whose Rune Blade thirsts for justice. A brash young sovereign whose heart seeks vengeance. And a renegade Somber Rider, touched with Tyadda magic, who remembers a long-forgotten dream.