The High Hallack Cycle continues with unlikely compatriots bound together by danger as they search for a terrible treasure in the Witch World.   Brixia knows what evil powers can do to a person, a people, and a land. Once a highborn Lady of a hall in High Hallack, she now scours the deserted Dales, where the Darkness has devastated all in its path. Her only companion is her loyal feline, Uta--until she meets the travelers.   One is a madman. A broken lord driven by desire whose only wish is to find the powerful magical item known as Zarsthor's Bane--an object as wreathed in mystery and ancient lore as it is cloaked in peril. The other is a squire devotedly following his demented master.   All three soon find themselves drawn into the dreaded Waste in search of the mystical totem. But such a prize comes at a price none of them are prepared to pay--a price worse than death itself . . . Zarsthor's Bane is the 2nd book in the Witch World: High Hallack Cycle, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.