The Warrior's Bond

While his beloved, the beautiful thief Livak, sets out alone in search of lost magic, Ryshad, one of Einarinn's foremost swordsmen and a Chosen man, must remain behind to serve as aide to Temar, the last survivor of the House of D'Alsennin. But Ryshad's loyal promise leads him and Temar into the deadly intrigues of a lost colony. Original.

Einarinn's greatest warrior, the swordsman Ryshad, has sworn to protect his lord, Messire D'Olbriot, even if it means watching his love, the beautiful thief Livak, embark on a dangerous quest to find the lost aetheric magic on her own. But shadow and intrigue lie over the land, and a journey to recover magical artifacts leads the swordsman back to the lost colony of Kellarin, whose settlers have only recently been awoken from centuries of enchanted sleep. Amidst the intricate halls and deadly intrigues of this royal court, even the most cautious of strategems can fail, and Ryshad must fight to save the future of Einarinn itself.