“With the last of the Aves pagans outlawed and their sacred trees uprooted, a forgotten stone of the long lost Hiveteti masons is found buried beneath its boughs. Eighteen-year-old Nativus who lives with his father in a small village in the Kingdom of Akenmore must find a new path; the looming war with the human kingdoms is his last chance to impress his father and his childhood friend Rostine, who yearns for adventure. The war goes awry and the young Aves is sent to the northern lands to pay off a debt that saved his life to a travelling merchant who deals in ancient stones.

He soon forgets the reason for his journey and befriends Sonja, the daughter of the local land owner Casteton. After a series of mistakes and regrets, Nativus discovers the ancient stone his father kept hidden can alter his path and gives him a final chance to right wrongs and save lives. Unfortunately abusing the old technology has awoken a sleeping threat, long thought extinct.

Expect swords, low magic, ancient stones, war, werewolves, dragons, sentient birds and pagan deities. Features LGBT supporting characters (L=Sara, T=Ellie, G=Prince Tarvia) who will become important later on in book two once they reach the welcoming kingdom of Mirrorvaci. A map of the continent of Acetyces is included in the book for reference.”