Sheldrake is a mage. Maud is a shapeshifter. When their son is born, he is completely pale with nearly white eyes: the legacy of a fearsome great-grandmother.<br /><br />Jayhan grows into a cheery, accident-prone eight-year-old, unhappily aware of his heritage. Soon, a dark-eyed orphan enters his life; rescued from a brutal master to become their stableboy, Sasha&#39;s past and present are shrouded in secrets.<br /><br />The only legacy Sasha has of the past is an obsidian amulet. As secrets of the young stableboy&#39;s past slowly come to light, they&#39;re all thrown into a world of danger.<br /><br />With ancient prophecies coming to bear and deadly enemies at all sides, can they uncover the secrets of the dark amulet.. and survive?