The covenant that was meant to keep the wizard wars at bay has been stolen, and Trinity must prepare for attack.&nbsp; Everyone is doing their part -- Seph is monitoring the Weirwalls; Jack and Ellen are training their ghostly army; even Anaweir Will and Fitch are setting booby traps around the town's perimeter.&nbsp; But to Jason Haley, it seems like everyone wants to keep him out of the action.&nbsp; He may not be the most powerful wizard in Trinity, but he's prepared to fight for his friends.&nbsp; When Jason finds a powerful talisman --a huge opal called the Dragonheart--buried in a cave, his role takes on new importance.&nbsp; The stone seems to sing to Jason's very soul -- showing him that he is meant for more than anyone guessed.&nbsp; Trinity's guardians take the stone away after they realize that it may be a weapon powerful enough to save them all.&nbsp; Without any significant power of his own, and now without the stone, what can Jason possibly do to help the people he cares about -- and to prove his mettle?</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Madison Moss can feel the beating heart of the opal, too.&nbsp; The desire for it surges through her, drawing her to it.&nbsp; But Maddie has other things besides the Dragonheart on her mind.&nbsp; She has a secret.&nbsp; Ever since absorbing the magical blow that was meant to kill Seph, she's been leaking dark powers.&nbsp; Although Maddie herself is immune to magic, what would her friends think if they knew what kind of evil lay within her?&nbsp; Trinity's enemies are as enthusiastic about her powers as she is frightened.&nbsp; They think they can use her to get to the Dragonheart -- and they'll use anyone Maddie cares about to make her steal the stone for them. </DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Moral compasses spin out of control as a final battle storms through what was once a sanctuary for the gifted.&nbsp; With so much to lose, what will Jason and Maddie be willing to fight for -- and what will they sacrifice?&nbsp; Every man is for himself in this thrilling conclusion to the Heir trilogy.