In a land of shifting sands and shattered alliances, one scroll holds the power to unite-or destroy.
Tahir Al-Mansur carries a past he doesn't speak of and a future he never asked for. When he uncovers an ancient scroll buried beneath the dunes, it offers more than knowledge-it promises peace to the fractured desert tribes. But in the wrong hands, it could ignite a war that burns the desert to ash.
Joined by Layla Kassem, a sharp-witted healer, and Amira Noorin, a girl haunted by visions of what’s to come, Tahir sets out on a journey across cursed oases, buried cities, and battlegrounds scarred by old grudges. Along the way, they are joined by allies with their own motives-Cyrus Duvall, a soldier with blood on his hands, and Sabir Nazeem, a smuggler with a silver tongue.
But not all friends are true. And not all enemies remain enemies.
As the ruthless warlord Malik Zahari hunts them down, Tahir must face betrayal, destiny, and the cost of trust in a world where survival is never promised.