A sudden invasion, government-sanctioned piracy, and preparations for an ambitious political shift all close in on young Vince. Abandoned in the city of Greyhelm, capital of its own city-state, he finds another chance and a purpose with his own heroine, Kendra Rose. With a few kind acts and honeyed words, Kendra entraps Vince to be her most useful tool yet for all of her lofty ambitions to come. Follow through a childhood and youth that turns a frightened street rat into a young weapon of war and piracy. Includes a sneak-peek of the next book "The Rose Chronicles: Weather the Storm"