The Aos Si's Gift

E rik Vespin has seen enough of war. After a vicious, year-long siege in the frigid mountains that form the eastern border of the Kingdom of Tyrsiln, he was supposed to be returning home. Queen Estrid, however, has called him to the city of Raine. Erik knew that the Queen was old, but the situation has grown only worse in his absence. The Crown Princess has contracted a wasting disease which affects the lungs, and her illness is growing worse. The royal physicians have given up. The university r