The first book of the saga. Attulf the scribe comes into his inheritance as the leader of the Wolves, an elite group of warriors. He realizes that his childhood nightmares and myths are real, and he is the one to lead the Wolves. He finds out that he comes from a family of great warriors and generals. His inheritance is war. When his stepmother dies it starts a cycle that nobody can stop. The fight over inheritance soon turns to an all-out war. It will lead to Attulf and his companions to other lands to fight injustice and evil. When magic and mythical weapons enter their lives, the only thing they can do is to ride off to war. This book portrays the first part of their journey.
