In the aftermath of battle, a truth is laid bare—the world, and the people within it, are not as they appear. Adrift without an anchor and nursing a broken heart, Lidan steels herself for a task she never thought would fall to her—to hunt down the architect of the horrors that have plagued the South Lands for years. Ranoth stands on a precipice, his plans in tatters. The path forward could lead as easily home as to death. Hungry for answers, he and Lidan set out in pursuit of a common enemy, for dark and fathomless powers have begun to move beneath the surface of Coraidin. The unseen realms have awoken and within them, ancient feuds flare to life. A new and deadly threat looms, and an old bargain will be struck anew, but will Lidan and Ran survive the coming storm to finish what they have begun?