The dwarves have been chased from the Deeps. The halls of their ancestors lay abandoned in the dark.

All that separates their last hold, Dwarvenholme, from the encroaching legion of Depth-Demons is a thin line of enchantment.

The demons are vicious, grotesque predators. Each time King Emerik leads his army past the boundary, he returns with a fraction of his men, haunted by horrors, and unable to reach even the first ruined city.

Dwarvenholme grows restless with uncertainty, exacerbated by the absence of their king. But the barbarian queen consort is determined to see her people's grandeur restored. Even if it means taking her husband's place to fight for it with her own axes.

Kindra's spirit belongs to the Stone. Her devotion, to the Dwarvenkin. Her fealty, to her king.

But her heart has yet to find its master.

This tale includes themes of fantasy, royal intrigue, and eventually, action and romance.

Dwarven Heart - Beyond the Boundary is an entry for the June Royal Road Community Magazine Contest, and is intended to reach at least a minor plot resolution before the contest's conclusion. Should it gather a following, it may see expansion after my other project, CHANNELERS , is completed.