"to every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die . . . a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace." war has come to algoran. the gulstaa nation is determined to expand their territory with merciless resolve. their end goal is revenge for a past defeat -- they want to conquer the mountain mokta and anyone else in their way. jordan snowfire is now the mokta chieftess. she has the daunting task of stopping a conflict she never asked for. will she seek the wisdom of god or the wisdom of her tribe? what impact will the blood of snowfire flowing through her veins have on the way she conducts this war? how far will she go to protect her family and the mokta people? meanwhile, erica melendez finds herself trapped in the middle of the hostilities. tragedy forces her away from the ullvarr village and into circumstances she never imagined when she came to this world. can she survive long enough to be reunited with jordan? loyalties are tested. decisions are made. and algoran will never be the same after jordan's arrow finds its target.