When their elven brethren betrayed her people, one Dark Elf Chief will do whatever it takes to save her people-even if it means trusting Orcs.In the glittering elven kingdom-where "peace" hides a brutal purge-the dark elves are hunted and massacred by their own light-elf kin. Dinerúth, chieftess of the dark elves, narrowly escapes death and is rescued by Gustav, King of Orcsen-a nation of united magical races led by so-called "savage" orcs.Swearing a blood oath to the orc king, Dinerúth seeks vengeance for her fallen people. Their unlikely alliance will shatter old beliefs and alter the course of history itself.