Narrowly escaping death, a wounded Ardel Tol awakens in a foreign land with Milna Hiku at his bedside. The breaker and his allies were betrayed, but by who or what, even Milna isn’t sure. A traitor in their midst, Milna is pressed to decipher what secrets hidden in the Scroll of Seis could drive the Crash to destroy an entire nation in their pursuit.

Yet even as Milna and her phalanx try to regroup, a bloodthirsty Falison Malince gives chase, stopping at nothing to procure both the breaker and the scroll for Emperor Rallo, reproving his worth.

Meanwhile, with the Harken Alliance teetering on the edge of defeat, new heroes must rise to stem the tide, as what little chance of victory remains rests in the hands of Milna’s once fanciful beliefs.

Are the Erelim real? Closing in on the answer she’s spent a lifetime chasing, Milna’s faith will be pitted against sacrifices she never expected having to make. And as she’s pushed to the brink of despair, the actions of a lone breaker and the past he’s yet to confront may decide the fate of all Væra.