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Eola was once a quiet frontier town. Now it stands on the edge of collapse. An unnatural winter has buried the settlement beneath endless snow, choking trade routes and isolating the town from its neighbors. With the sheriff murdered and the town's leadership scattered, lawlessness spreads through the streets. Criminal guilds grow bolder by the day, preying on a population that has no one left to protect them. Captain Balgair Moeldr, a seasoned mercenary of the feared Black Swan company, never intended to remain in Eola. A simple stopover turns into an unexpected delay when relentless storms trap him in town. At his side is Heather, a young woman he recently rescued from a brutal life and who is slowly learning to trust again. While attempting to contact his commander through a magical communication crystal kept in the county offices, Balgair discovers just how deeply the town's leadership has failed. With the mayor, town mage, and captain of the guard gone, the responsibility of maintaining order has fallen to a handful of overwhelmed officials struggling to keep the system from collapsing entirely. As Balgair learns more about the situation, he faces a decision that could change the course of his life. Accepting the vacant position of sheriff would mean abandoning the wandering life of a mercenary and committing himself to rebuilding a broken town. It would also give Heather-and others like her-a chance to live without fear. But restoring order to Eola will not be easy. The criminal guilds have grown powerful in the absence of leadership, and darker forces are beginning to stir beyond the town's borders. An ancient god newly freed from imprisonment gathers followers in secret, while the unnatural winter hints that the struggle ahead may reach far beyond the frozen streets of a single frontier town. By taking the sheriff's oath, Balgair places himself between the innocent and those who would prey upon them. And in Eola, keeping that oath may prove more dangerous than any battlefield.

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