Ulisesasked, "How can I look at these maps, see this riddle, and do nothing?They are my brothers."Elias reached across the table and flicked aside two shells with a fingertip.The map curled into itself. "It's bound to be a goose chase. Youknowthat?""Or a treasure hunt," Ulises countered, "and you've always beengood at those."Nineteen-year-old Elias is a royal explorer, askilled mapmaker, and the new king of delMar's oldest friend. Soon he willembark on the adventure of a lifetime, an expedition past the Strait of Cainand into uncharted waters.Nothing stands in his way...until a long-ago tragedycreeps back intothe light, threatening all he holds dear.The people of St. Johndel Mar have never recoveredfrom the loss of their boy princes,kidnapped eighteen years ago, both presumeddead. But when two mapssurface, each bearing the same hidden riddle, troublingquestions arise. What really happened to the young heirs? And why do the mapsappear tobe drawn by Lord Antoni, Elias's father, who vanished on thatsamefateful day? With the king's beautiful cousin by his side--whether hewantsher there or not--Elias will race to solve the riddle of theprinces. He willhave to use his wits and guard his back. Because sometruths are better leftburied...and an unknown enemy stalks his everyturn.