Book 1

Book 1 is the first book in the Alexandian series.

Summary
Victoria Stormeblood is attacked by men from Arena in the Last Mountains. Three guards are killed, but she survives and flees. Cheryl Carlysle arrives in Clyffeton with a royal party, Owyn and Eryc Radclyffe welcome her.

Cheryl feasts with House Radclyffe, Eryc tells her about the relationship between Robyn and Owyn. Eryc and Cheryl kiss.

Oscar Anthony sends his son Lawrence to stop the marriage between Cheryl and Eryc, which has been arranged to strengthen the bonds between House Carlysle and Radclyffe. He is insulted, as he is the King;s Lord.

Victoria arrives in Clyffeton and tells everyone about the Arena men, but not many believe her. Lawrence arrives in Clyffeton.

Pearl Stormeblood travels to Clyffeton with Josyf, after Russell holds an angry speech to members of the public, because Victoria is lost. Evelyne convinces Keith to talk to his son, Keith scares Teresa.

Lawrence does not persuade Owyn and knocks over a candle, setting the castle on fire. Cheryl is unconscious, but Victoria is fine and crawls into a tower, where she is thrown into a table by an Anthony guard.

Eryc searches his father in the chaos, Victoria is brought up the ramparts. Lawrence threatens to kill the Radclyffe children and Owyn to destroy House Radclyffe. Owyn storms up the ramparts and kills the last guard, before Pearl and Josyf distract him and get him killed.

Lawrence is brought to the dungeons, Pearl reveals Stormeblood already knew about the Arena danger. Julian rides off to Clyffeton to help his sister, Keith is told by Onala he should have gone to Clyffeton instead of his son.

Lawrence swears to serve House Radclyffe forever, but the guard knocks him down. Oscar asks House Geoffrey and Laghnall for aid in the wars to come, Claire has a seizure/vision.

Anthony men attack Julian's party, Julian is sent away by Knight Firth and Symon is taken prisoner. Eryc asks Russell Stormeblood for aid. Evelyne tells Teresa she must prove herself.

Raymonde Laghnall promises to help King Keith during a feast on the Claw, Eryc tortures Lawrence, but Cheryl promises to him he may serve her after the war. Russell arrives in Clyffeton. Julian is seized by religious men.

Oscar gives Apollo Agnys the task of finding Julian, two Laghnall men disappear in the woods, Raymonde sends two knights to find them after arriving in Westwatch.

House Stormeblood will help Radclyffe, if Victoria marries Robyn, they agree, but Victoria is not happy. Raesys tells Julian they mistook him for a god and the religious party moves on.

Cherylconsiders returning to the capital for now, Teresa rides out to find Julian and Onala silently insults her. Owyn is burned and House Radclyffe, Carlysle and Stormeblood swear loyalty to each other. Keith is murdered by Oscar Anthony.

The Laghnall knights are sacrificed by a Braeden priest, while a Braeden returns.