Threads of Destiny: Volume 2 (Destiny Cycle #5)

The peace of the Sect has been broken. Incursions come from the nomadic tribes of the southern mountains, and from deep underground. Against these foes of the Empire both old and new, Ling Qi and her allies will be set to test themselves. It is said that conflict is the great whetstone of talent, but war may devour the genius and the common talent alike without differentiation. What is to be gained and what is to be lost as the fires grow?