Mags returns to the Collegium, but he is afraid that his presence will incite more danger in the heart of Valdemar. With Herald Jadrek, Herald Kylan and his friends Bear, Lena, and Amily, he heads for the Bastion, the hidden spot in the hills that had once been the headquarters of a powerful band of raiders that had held him and his parents prisoner. But what they find is not what anyone expected...
