The invading vren have been crushed, driven back into the Vrenlends. Solan and his vampire pack are gone, defeated at the Altar of Seven Moons.

But the ravages of war are slow to fade. Peace hangs by a thread.

In Darrla Province, a tanner’s act of defiance ignites old tensions. Oppressed by feudal law, the Province’s downtrodden look to the Republic of Ambria for salvation, while land barons cling to power with ruthless desperation. Yoseph and Ali’ana, still navigating new lives, find themselves at the heart of a brewing conflict.

Ambria, a beacon of freedom, buckles under the weight of refugees and the shocking revelation of vegzin—rogue magic wielders long hunted by the Mage Guild. Publicly, the Guild disavows its shadowy Order of assassins and tolerates the upstart Academy, led by renegades Elyssa and Arath’orn. But in secret, the Order plots the Academy’s destruction. The Guild has more secrets to protect—secrets worth killing for.

As Alteer teeters on the edge of chaos, an ancient, forgotten enemy awakens. With the patience of an immortal, his unseen power grows, plotting a return that could shatter the continent. In a world of fragile alliances, forbidden magic, and looming evil, Yoseph, Ali’ana, Elyssa, and Arath’orn must rise to prevent Alteer’s fall—or watch it succumb to darkness.