The newfound and fragile peace between the orcs and the dwarves is tested in this first installment of the Transitions TrilogyThe end of winter is near, and it seems the uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the newly established Kingdom of Many-Arrows will not last long. The orc tribes united under Obould are splintering, with some seeking to establish an alliance with a clan of half ogres-half orcs. Drizzt, too, feels himself torn apart, unsure which of the Companions needs him most: Catti-brie who is recovering from a serious injury or Wulfgar as he mourns the death of his wife. Together, Wulfgar and Catti-brie leave Mithral Hall for Silverymoon, hoping to find a trail that leads to Wulfgars lost adopted daughter. Meanwhile, Bruenor begins his own desperate search. Determined to end the war that nearly cost him his life and everything he has built, he will stop at nothing until he finds the ancient dwarven city of Gauntlg