Dark, poisonous hatred brews in the heart of the exiled queen whom begins tearing kingdoms to shreds. Black clouds hang over the great sea, news of burning villages and blood filled rivers reach Helethia. It is up to Myrnith to make her way across the deserts of the south, it is up to Arten to climb the highest mountains of the north, both carrying the message of war, seeking allies and gathering those gifted with the powers of the parent gods.