In the fifth volume of the Ingenairii Series, Alec lies in a coma for days, recovering from the extraordinary effort he used to save his companions in the lacertii wars. When he awakens, the army is disbanded, Imelda has left, and his powers are gone. For Alec, heartbroken and desolate, only a long pilgrimage to John Mark's cavern offers any hope of recovery. What the Saint offers instead is a series of remarkable adventures that open Alec's eyes to a great new danger to the Dominion and to his own soul. If Alec can survive the overwhelming challenges, he may be able to achieve survival - for his nation, his heart, and himself.

The Ingenairii Series concludes in "Preserving the Ingenairii" when Alec floats down the Giffey River, returning to the Dominion after his battle with Michian's demon at Ravinia Bridge and John Mark's Cave. He arrives in Goldenfields, ready to embrace his destiny as the next ruler of the Dominion, only to discover that all members of the ingenairii race, including his fiancee Bethany, have been struck down with an unidentifiable illness, leaving them all unconscious and wasting away in a coma-like state.Thus begins Alec's great adventure, a desperate journey that will take him from Oyster Bay to Stronghold, across the eastern plains and into the wilderness of the Pale Mountains in search of long-forgotten ancient ruins.John Mark reveals that Alec will have to travel into the lands of the lacertii, and seek their help, for only they can guide him to find the weapon he will need if he is to save the ingenairii - an ancient, holy talisman that resides in a place across the lacertii kingdom, where Michian's invasion has created a deadly battle zone.And if Alec can gain the lacertii's trust, and then survive the challenges of the conflict zone, he will be armed and ready to take on his most difficult battle: a physical journey into the ingenairii dimension in order to fight a demon!Alec has faced rebellions, invasions, and deadly injuries, but how can he hope to beat a demon enhanced in the energy realm, especially when he must struggle to survive a daunting quest without calling upon his own powers?

It amounts to exile. Alec has left Goldenfields after false rumors destroy the life he has found there. Now he will reside in Oyster Bay, home of the king’s court and Ingenairii Hill, where Alec will be trained to master the ingenairii energies he has the potential to exercise. His clean start in Oyster Bay will be challenged by politics and jealousies and jockeying for power as the old order of the Dominion starts to crumble under an elderly king without an heir. Even when he tries to keep to himself, Alec will stumble into trouble among his fellow engenairii, and the nobility at the palace. The possibility of becoming a rare ingenairii who can master both healing and warrior powers beckons Alec, and his potential is great, if he stays focused on the lessons taught in the house of master warrior Rubicon. But Alec will reunite with an old acquaintance, and all hope for a peaceful stay in Oyster Bay will end in deadly results, and Alec's subsequent, impetuous reaction. Only his solace through miraculous healing can carry Alec until the call comes to return to Goldenfields, but will he be able to find peace serving in the court he was banished from, where memories of his past still haunt his relationships among the Guard? Promises of power, honor and romance tempt Alec as he learns that he has greater potential than he ever realized, if he can follow Aristotle’s advice.