An exiled prince. A mother's betrayal. A kingdom on fire. And the ancient powers that whisper from beneath the stone. In the molten heart of Vel'Rasa, Prince Draxon Mor'Baus awakens to a scream-and a legacy shattered. Framed for his father's mysterious death and hunted by the very guards who once protected him, Draxon is forced to flee the Ember Palace with only his fire-forged blood and a fading prophecy to guide him. As he escapes into the wilds, Draxon must forge uneasy alliances with a towering stone-skinned warrior-priest, a deadly rogue raised in the shadows, a wildborn ranger with a hawk's gaze, and a dragon-blooded knight bound by forgotten oaths. Together, they uncover a dark force rising in the north-one that commands the dead and seeks the fire within Draxon for a purpose far more terrifying than war. But can a fallen prince rise again before the fire that fuels him consumes everything he loves?