In the waterways beneath the city, Alessandra set aside her books and honed her fighting skills. She could read the signs: A new threat was coming, and the citadel city would soon fall. Centuries of tradition would be lost, the scribes of Deadman Citadel overrun and their city destroyed.

 

She didn't plan to be there when it happened.

 

Deep in the hidden chambers beneath the tower she had found an ancient document describing a hidden route to the north. If her sister could translate the text in time and find their way, it could save their lives.