I. Strangers

They say the gods are dead, but the truth is that some things are not so easily escaped. The greatest war of its age has burned itself out, leaving its heroes to find a life among the ashes. For some, its end means a return to an old world and old wounds. But the flames of revenge and hatred sparked more than a decade before have chilled to embers under the touch of something ancient, something evil. Beneath the sign of the white wolf, a darkness once thought buried in the hearts of men is walking the earth, and its eyes are fixed on the woman who once had a heart of fire. Fate is stirring and Death herself cannot stop it, but that is why she has a champion.

**Sequel to Heart of Flame**