His captors think him defeated, but even Odin doesn't know the secrets Loki holds. Before long, he'll be free, events set in motion by Frigga's best intentions and Loki's worst instincts. He's seen his future, and nothing is going to stop him from taking it for himself.

Five years after the defeat of the Archdemon, Alistair and Elissa are brought together by a common threat, and must try to know each other again in the roles of their new lives.