The Shattered Scepter

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>THE LINE BETWEEN HERO AND DESTROYER</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>DANCES ON A BLADE'S EDGE</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>After the siege of Metten the rebellion bleeds. Thrust into leadership she never wanted Brina Springtide watches her fractured alliance crumble. A traitor lurks among her trusted circle. With the imperial net closing Brina risks everything on one desperate gamble - to take the fight to the Cardinal himself.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>He is ready for her. His spies whisper poison in willing ears while in his dungeons darker servants stir. Then reports reach Brina of red sails cutting through morning mist. Mallion's Depth has been unleashed. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Has Brina's hubris doomed everyone she's sworn to protect?</span></p><p></p>