He\'s lost his love.
He is broken and battered, but it is his love for Ellie that keeps him going..
Grimble is ultimately separated from his team and struggles to make it back to his country.
Bhen accompanies her to meet with the head of their church to make sense of the vision.
The priest he serves has a vision that she believes is a warning.
Bhen , an ordained aide to a high ranking priest, finds himself in unfamiliar conditions.
Her team is hired to capture or kill the spy and anyone who meets with him.
She is deadly, motivated, and well respected in her company.
The antagonist is Page , a mercenary mage.
Their assignment: To contact a military officer turned spy who claims to have information vital to the safety of Grimble\'s country.
His commanders select him to join an elite team for a secret mission behind enemy lines.
The story follows Grimble Broadleaf , a cavalry trooper, who searches for his lost love, Ellie .
It is a hard, epic fantasy novel set in an Earth analog world.
Will it be enough? Trials of the Horseman is the first book in Dean Radt \'s epic fantasy series that explores the bonds between people, the gray between good and evil, and the resolve it takes to stay true in the face of adversity.
But Grimble\'s love drives him on.
The enemy draws near.
The noose is tightening.
The odds are stacked against him.
And when everything falls apart he finds himself on foot, alone, and struggling to survive while being hunted by a king, a deadly mage, and a host of creatures he never knew existed.
Grimble is the regiment\'s best rider, but after he\'s assigned to an elite team for a covert mission, they make him prove his worth to the new unit.
And now he\'s lost.
He\'s lost his horse.
He\'s lost his love
