General jung-soo has a promise to keep and he intends to do so. never one to back down from duty or a fight, jung-soo is asked to enter into the unknown to fulfill a debt. he knows there's no guarantee he will return but he won't be dissuaded, not by his king, his men, not even an out-of-place healer from another world whose purpose seems to be to vex jung-soo in every way. already in an unfamiliar land, jung-soo must go even further, further than he or any xianian has ever gone.despite what he ordered, rielle refuses to leave the stubborn general on his own. even though she is already far from home, she is more than willing to go further to keep that infuriating general from disappearing from her life without a trace.duty, stubbornness, and unspoken affection force the two on a journey neither could have anticipated. this series is a follow up to the king's seer series.