Pencheval is a Silver Lion mercenary who is sick of goblins. After only just escaping the fall of Tarsun’s Market to their horde, he’s eager to aid the locals and rescue an ally still in their clutches.
But the ruler has his own plans and commands Pencheval’s departure. The townsfolk turn on him and the knights make it clear the decision is final. As his time wanes, he realizes the coming war will almost certainly kill the one he means to save if he does not act.
Now, one warrior without options must persuade a lord to let him attempt the impossible – goad a goblin warlord into marching to its doom. With winter threatening certain death for an old friend and a bloody campaign of years, the course of a war hinges on his gambit.
Book 3 of The Stonemaster Series