When ancient shadows begin to stir across Atalan Once United, Magi Adept Wylt Gairn and his Shepherd-in-training companion Bridain Adair are pulled into a mystery just as they stand on the verge of entering a competition to become full fledged warriors.
Joined by Draig Aron, sixth in line to the Throne of Kailadon, Tena Luthe, the most gifted Magi Adept in centuries, and a cast of others, they uncover long buried truths whose consequences threaten not only Atalan Once United but the world of Eyos itself.