Return to the realm of Tortall for the third part of a magical quartet. Keladry has finished her page training. She's passed the exams and now she's a fully fledged squire. Which is great - except that she needs a knight to take her on. And her luck is in. After weeks of waiting, a knight-master has come forward. A true warrior to follow, if she can cope with the gruelling life on campaign. Bandits and renegade centaurs are just what she's trained for - it couldn't be better. But eventually Kel will have to return and face the Chamber of the Ordeal, the final test of a squire. One boy has already died in the chamber this year ...