Captain Verundish has two problems. On campaign with the Adran army and far

from her homeland, she is helpless when the young daughter she left at home is

threatened. To make matters worse, General Tamas has put her lover in command

of a Hope’s End—the first charge through a breach straight into the teeth of

enemy cannon and sorcery. To save the people she loves, Verundish will have to

come up with a deadly solution…