Ironcrown Moon

"Then trouble comes as a thief in the night. The Trove of Darasilo - a collection of powerful moonstone sigils and the ancient texts that can unleash their devastation - vanishes from its secret crypt. If it falls into the wrong hands, Conrig's fate will be sealed. And the hands that hold it are almost certainly those of Prince Beynor of Moss, who would make any deal with anyone, even the most malevolent magical specter, to regain his lost realm." "Conrig's only standing ally is his trusted childhood friend, Snudge, now elevated to the title of Sir Deveron Austrey. But even Snudge finds his loyalty being tested to its limits. For he knows Conrig's greatest weakness is his desire for conquest, and he suspects that if the king were to recover the lost Trove, he would not destroy it, as a truly good man would - but rather use it toward his own violent ends."--BOOK JACKET.