In a realm where magi are outlawed, Meleya of Misthaven has spent a lifetime hiding her powers. With her parents locked up in Spydra Prison, Meleya has no choice but to pay off their sentence the only way she can: By serving as a soldier in the dragon guard.But an attack on her redrock canyon home puts her new dragon bond in danger. Meleya knows she has to save him-even if it means revealing her etherarchy.Banished to Outcast Outpost, the most dangerous platoon in the realm, Meleya and her squad face wild dragons, a ruthless coven of magi outlaws, and the unspeakable horrors that lie inside the dreaded Dragon Mists. Still, with tension mounting between the Mage Hunters and the Knights of the Torch, Meleya is certain the land of Evgard is about to change forever.