The invaders that seized the Easterlands have slowly tightened their grip over the Humans. As Human lives have carried on, the past has been forgotten and the lands beyond their borders have been erased from every map. Asking questions of the Hyperboreans brings punishment, whilst subservience offers promotion, and yet......Some still cling to the truth. Amongst whisperers and guards and traitors, two girls seek adventure and freedom, testing their captors beyond all reason, seeking a future beyond all hope.As the Great Reckoning draws closer, with the ceremony offering only judgement and punishment, each step guides Reese and Paige towards new allies and new enemies. After a run-in with the Battalion and clashes with the Elves, danger lies around every corner and death seems only ever a moment away.But they are survivors: as their community became smaller, they found escape; as the threats became darker, they found hope. Separately they're dangerous, but together they might just change the world.