You've surely heard of the Blood Riders? Rumors, yes. Blood Riders from the Red Mountains. People who have sold their souls to the Wild Hunt, to whom they now serve. Horror stories. Not at all. As so often, the truth is hidden in a shell of fantasies and legends. The dishonorable death of Jergan van Cohen is long past. His hesitation to kill a Blood Rider became his downfall in the battle against its Wyvern. Tarik dedicates his life to clearing his father's name. As a hunter, he wants to bring himself and his ten-year-old brother Quirin out of the slums of Canthar - but even though he is one of the best students at the Academy, the commission wants to deny him admission to the final exam once again. His mentor Khaled advocates for him, but then Quirin violates one of the city's strictest laws. He.