Brothers, blackness, and betrayal. Gone. The Ravens have disappeared, leaving Anna and Nehemiah stranded in the Kingdom of Autonomous Man. The twins begin to build a new life, but in the back of their mind lurks the haunting knowledge that their story with the Ravens isn't over. Joe is hiding something. When the mute's secret is discovered, it breaks open new heartaches, heals old ones, and sends the Ravens' treachery soaring to new heights...