The Great Serpent has given a great gift-if only Dax can understand it in time. With the attack on the Great Serpent stopped, Dax and his friends return to the Academy having changed. They no longer fear the Cult of the Dragon, but the Order now knows of their involvement. The Academy can only protect them so much. When Dax discovers strange sentient creatures in the forest near the Academy, he fears the Order has a new...