Publisher's blurb:
The Pass is a disputed piece of territory on the border of Ishtun and Ilunir, known as a killing field where budding Diar Officers march when they wish to make a name for themselves. Being so far from the Five, it is said that those who can win in the Pass are automatically considered worthy of their commission. Those among Diar high society who dwell solely within the Five may even believe this notion, however the reality is the Formar people of the Pass preside over a farming community under constant threat of attack from Markedons and marauding Diar legions. They are people of the land, and not the savage warrior caste that some Diar would have their patrons believe. But enough blood has been shed for the people of the Pass and some are beginning to rise up, an almost self-fulfilling prophecy of a people who will embrace warfare and use whatever they have available.