The cycle of fate turns on. In the capital of Sontair, still reeling from the recent assassination, Daemi, Frankle, and Heather are helping as best they can to retain some semblance of order and control. With them is Wilt, trapped now in cat form, but still connected to Daemi through their shared mind, enabling her to identify and hunt down those servants of the dark that still infest the city. Far to the east, in the mysterious mountain...