Darian Brade has made some formidable enemies including a Dark Mage hiding within The Order that will do whatever it takes to pry The Staff of Power from Darian’s hands. Preferably, cold dead hands. The mighty green dragon, Morphindinaetlus, has not been seen in at least two centuries. Suddenly, he shows up, hot on Darian’s trail. He is the young Mage’s enemy who wants nothing more than to capture Darian, drain his magic and thus his life force. When Darian gets infected with Dark Magic, he must find the book that will teach him the Dark Arts or die a horrible, painful death. Trust is in short supply and Darian finds himself betrayed by someone close to him. Surrounded by enemies, Darian must try to defeat the dragon and The Order.

Darian has lost everything. The last thing he remembers is Ty’s blood raining down from above. He has nothing left, and the Dark Magic is beginning to eat away at his very soul. As the search for him intensifies, he crosses the line one too many times and even those closest to him begin to question his grip on sanity. When he begins to experience time loss, he realizes his life has an expiration date. Will he be able to find the Morgannate before it’s too late?