The Polaris Whisper

the long version

Niclaus has just one aim in life - to win the Trial of Endurance and become the next leader of his village. The Trial is not without risks, and many have perished trying to complete it. But little does he realize that Cado, leader and oracle of Newgrange, has very different plans for him; plans that involve taking on the might of Hakon the Black, the most feared Norse lord, and travelling far from everything he knows to defend the White Cross Followers. Hakon's savagery knows no bounds; battle lines are forming; power beyond imagining is at stake - and at the heart of it all is Niclaus. Will he have the strength to fulfill his destiny?