Anthea returns to the Broken Crown with her companions, though Bedros must part to fulfill his own destiny. Her return spurs Corydon into new experiments, experiments he hopes will make a living compass to find Anthea with. Illias pushes Corydon's war ever further from the shores of Maethlin, even as Iago and the Elegian Empress Sanura begin to add their contributions to the conflict. With the looming threat of the Elegians joining the Kerathi side...