Saltwater and Smoke

After her return from Cimmerian-occupied Neyara—the home she always knew—without her sister by her side, Ariana's world has completely turned on its head. Being a Neo Warrior was once her dream and now it's become her waking nightmare. With the threat of Sapphire hanging over her head, Caspian's impending funeral and knowing that his replacement will be joining the Neo Warrior ranks, Ari is finding it hard to adjust to her new reality. Throwing herself into training and fighting with Caspian's brother Jareth isn't the best way to heal a shattered confidence, but it's what Ari clings to as she waits for the order that she so desperately wants. When new Commander Kat Navroe says that the Neo Warriors are returning to Neyara to drive out Sapphire and her troops, Ari is ready to take back her home and avenge both her family and Caspian—as long as everything goes to plan, that is.