As the Destructor departs to suppress an insurrection Tarion strikes out on his own to find the mythical Wanderer. Karkedon and Fenrir dog his steps, yet Tarion is not abandoned. His friends set off in search of him, however, the quest is such that Tarion finds his friends more perilous than his foes The trail leads through Jotunheim where Tarion seeks out his old antagonist Johaan the Giant King. Thence through the frozen wastes Tarion comes to Aslonquin...