The saga of the ælven continues.
As Eliani races north to find the missing ælven governor of Fireshore, her mindspeech partner Turisan and the Southfæld Guard prepare for war with the savage kobalen at Midrange. Neither knows that they face a greater danger- the outcast Shalár is leading an army toward Ghlanhras, seeking to retake the realm that was once her home: Fireshore.