It has been four months since the companions parted ways. Kiera and Charley are in Nordinfyne attempting to solve the mystery of his birth, Ternathe is fighting on the front lines, and Violet is in Breninsedd, fighting intense loneliness as she strives to the queen her people deserve.

As the stakes around them grow more perilous, Violet must contend with enemies, real and imagined, both outside and inside herself.