Intro. The war against the lions of the West bleeds the North dry. Armies fall, provisions vanish, and Winter itself wages war upon those who still stand. Desperation forces King Jon Snow to look beyond the strength of steel and the loyalty of men, to call upon powers the North has long shunned as cursed.
Whispers speak of an ancient force—neither wholly mortal, nor entirely of this world. A name carried by sailors as a dark omen, murmured by the superstitious in both Westeros and Essos. Some claim it to be but legend, a tale woven to frighten children; others, that it is death itself, walking in the shape of a woman.
When the raven is sent, and the answer comes, the course of war shifts forever. Winterfell becomes the stage not only of kings and queens, but of shadows and fire. And in the silence of snow and steel, as doors open to what should never have been summoned, destiny bends—and the North learns that some powers cannot be called without a price.