The king is dead, but his heir lives—and that is a danger to everyone who covets the throne.Hunted by traitors and betrayed by his own court, the young prince finds an unlikely protector: an exiled elf warrior. In a realm where elves are forbidden to stand beside a king, their bond is a crime punishable by death.Now the hunters close in, the cursed Blades of the Fallen King resurface, and the prince’s only chance to survive lies in the hands of the one ally the kingdom wants destroyed