Short Synopsis
In this thrilling follow-up to L. E. Modesitt's Scholar, Quaeryt, now second only to the governor, is enjoying his new position when a volcanic eruption devastates the old capital of Telaryn.

Full Synopsis
The thrilling follow-up to Scholar—in which, after discovering a coup attempt and preventing a bloody civil war, Quaeryt was appointed princeps of Tilbor—begins a new episode in the young Imager's life. Now second only to the governor, and still hiding his powers as an Imager, Quaeryt is enjoying his new position, as well as his marriage to Lord Bhayar's youngest sister, Vaelora, when a volcanic eruption devastates the old capital of Telaryn.