The truth was buried.
The memories were divided.
And the ancient covenant that kept the past imprisoned was never meant to be broken.
Six months after the fall of Supreme Archon Valerius, Keeper Alya receives a disturbing message from the northern frontier. The fortress of Ironpeak has fallen silent, its soldiers transformed into crystalline statues by a force unlike anything known to the provinces.
When Alya, Farid, Suraya, and Arman cross the forbidden frostline, they discover a forgotten city hidden beyond the mountains—a city belonging to an empire that history claims disappeared centuries ago.
But the city is not abandoned.
Its ancient inhabitants have been waiting.
Beneath the ruins lies the secret of the Seven Charters, the true purpose of the Master Codex, and a forgotten covenant created to control the memories of entire nations.
Then an ancient power awakens beneath the Crimson Court.
As forgotten histories return and the boundaries between truth and legend begin to collapse, Alya must confront a devastating revelation: the Keepers were never merely guardians of history.
They were its authors.
Now the Seven Charters are awakening, the old empire is stirring, and the past is demanding to be remembered.
To save the future, Alya must decide what deserves to survive from the past—and what must finally be allowed to disappear.
The Dawnbreaker's Covenant has been broken.
And something older than the empire has awakened.
HUYEN TRAN is the author of Beneath the Crimson Court XIV: The Dawnbreaker's Covenant, an epic dark-fantasy adventure exploring forgotten histories, ancient covenants, powerful memories, and the consequences of rewriting the past.