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Reyna the Unyielding was once a legendary warrior, feared on the battlefield and respected across the land. But after hanging up her sword to raise her newborn, she thought her days of heroism were over... until an ancient prophecy declares that her son is destined to defeat the dark sorcerer, Malekar the Malevolent.

While the kingdom panics, and old heroes refuse to come out of retirement, Reyna decides she can't wait for fate to sort itself out. With her baby strapped to her back, Reyna assembles an unlikely team--a nervous young sorcerer, an ancient druid with questionable memory, and a monk who swore never to kill again--to stop Malekar before her baby even learns to walk.

Evil may never sleep... but neither does a newborn.

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