When his wife is brutally attacked by troops from Earth Outpost Tacoma, Joel, a member of the Raheim, and an Aefrinite warrior, is easily swayed by the whisperings of the Dark Lord, Numite. War appears inevitable. But Joel does not know that Taelin, an ancient sorceress, is racing to save him from the dark forces gathering around him. She joins Joel’s Master, Reimus, to help him survive an assassin’s mortal blow. But to survive does not necessarily mean to live. A Bridge of Time has claim upon the hero, though the Bridge of Death calls to him. He is on a journey to discover himself, to save a friend, and to make war upon an archaic god. He is the hero, the Henchman. But to succeed he must remember who he is, and why he, a mortal, must stand between the Lords of Light and the God of Darkness.