Ranger's Apprentice book 3

Battle for Skandia

                The title pretty much sums it up. In this book Will and Evanlyn, as you know were captured by Skandians, were forced to work as yard and kitchen slaves. Halt still nowhere near Skandia on the Storm White Sea. Will has to work as a yard slave which is a death sentence in itself because of the scarce warmth, food, and the dreaded paddles. Will made the mistake of intervening with the lead slaves, these guys are rough and tough group in charge of the yard, while he was beating a smaller slave for stealing. So he had to work the paddles the very next day. That night another slave gives him a drug. You’ll have to find out its effects. Finally halt gets there to find that the Tumanji were going to invade. Will any of them survive or is it the end of Skandia.