A dark force at work Ava and Luc are asked to head north to Sk?ddar, a move necessary to save the alliance they have created with the mountainous country. Something terrible is killing Sk?ddar villagers and leaving messages behind with their bodies that the deaths will continue as long as the Sk?ddar are in alliance with the Rising Wave. If Ava and Luc can't convince the Sk?ddar Collective to stand up for their new friendship...