The Magelord is defeated; the dragon is dead. But a new evil is alive in the land. The king is crippled and helpless by his fear of the Power, and his First Knight, Mathen, delights in hunting down and destroying all those who possess that which is forbidden.<P>All fall victim to Mathen's unreasoning wrath. But a young noble named Ian risks all to forge a route of escape for those in danger -- and on his perilous journey, discovers the Power within himself...