Slowly he pried his eyelids apart, anticipating the sight of his office after an unexpected power outage. But it had gone black outside, too. Like an actor in a stage play, the president found himself under a powerful spotlight. A sensation he was no longer alone froze him in place and the hushed sound of steady breaths confirmed his fear.

When two young soldiers make an unlikely alliance to find an old fortress away from the harrowing battlefield, they must make a new life in the sleepy Castle Cent.