Christopher Patterson

Erik has killed men. Death haunts his dreams. Fate has chosen its path for Erik Eleodum...or has it? The pain of killing seems to overwhelm him as he grows more and more distant from his brother and his cousin, and he turns into the very person he once loathed....

Erik has become a hero, a warrior...and a leader. The journey to find the lost dwarvish city of Orvencrest is almost complete, but the nearer Erik and his companions are to their goal, the greater the danger....

In the end, Erik will face danger, deceit, murder, death, evil, and - most terrifyingly - himself, to become the hero he was always meant to be as an ancient evil many thought only a myth resurfaces....

Erik Eleodum has vanquished a dragon and is called a hero, but his journey into darkness is far from over. After two years away, Erik returns home and wants nothing more than to live a simple life of a farmer. But he knows that isn’t possible.