Long live the new Thoheeks! But who will this new leader of Sanderz-Vawn be? For although young, Horseclansman Tim Sanderez, exiled long years ago has come to reclaim his rightful inheritance. But his stepmother has other plans... Before Tim's half-brother and the Undying High Lord Milo can send aid, Sanderz Hall has become an armed camp where Ehleen battles Horseclansman with cunning, treachery and sword-swinging might. And there is far more at stake than just the leadership of Sanderz-Vawn. For the Confederation's deadliest enemy is once again at work, using its inhuman science to plant the seeds of Lord Milo's destruction at Sanderz Hall...