Wracked with guilt, Dirk has fled the Lion of Senet's court in Avacas to hide in the Baenlands with Tia Veran, where he finds that he can't escape his destiny, ... » 

Wracked with guilt, Dirk has fled the Lion of Senet's court in Avacas to hide in the Baenlands with Tia Veran, where he finds that he can't escape his destiny, no matter how hard he tries. The Lion of Senet has finally accepted that Dirk will not return to Avacas willingly. This is the second volume in the epic fantasy trilogy, The Second Sons. «