Vincent wants to rule the country, but in a matriarchy, that requires a revolution.

Kron, an outcast in the Orc Horde is feared for his berserker nature. He thinks he has nothing to live for until he takes an exiled witch under his protection. If he fails, her death will be the least of the Matriarchy's problems.

Daralei is an orphan who's not in the Line of Inheritance.

What she does have is magic powers and maybe...maybe...an ethereal book that keeps appearing and...