The team that invaded Ogreland to free dragons from slave bonds was successful. But they lost one member. Left for dead, Agari Gepplar must find his way home, past ogres, over a devastated land, and across the strait. He'll never make it alone.

Agari Gepplar: AKA Gepp, seasoned spymaster, bonded dragonrider, poisoned victim. He's been the trusted spy for the king and the commander of the snoops and the swoops. He can be counted on, but he shares nothing of himself.

Loralie Dojan: After escaping from the ogre mass harvest of her village, she hides with other humans in the shadows of Ogreland. Her magical healing skills have saved many, but not those she valued most.

The kingdom's survival still rests on the shoulders of dragonriders and their bonded dragons. Everything is meat to an ogre. In a land torn by war and bound by duty, can love survive?