In the aftermath of war the Kingdom of Emrilion is rallying, but dangers both within and beyond its borders threaten the new-found peace.
Ikara reels from a deep loss as she helps to rebuild a broken city. Kiara’s new affliction threatens those she loves and drives her to take action. And across the Western Sea, a tracker named Kye is working for the El-Nahar to find an exile.
Rumoured to have been touched by the shadows, the former princess is the priesthood’s only connection to the creatures threatening invasion, it’s just too bad the priests ordered her tortured and banished years before…