"The shock on my face was real. It was probably the only time in the past two hundred years where a reaction was actually real, but I couldn't catch it soon enough this time. Of course, being her protégé came with the obvious assumption that I would soon succeed her, but I hadn't expected the fall of Hàlhein to speed the process up so quickly. If anything, I'd assumed she'd have even more reason to consolidate control Hronden and prevent any potential problems--such as myself--from getting in her way. Needless to say, she'd probably change her mind about me pretty soon--if this wasn't a set up. With Cyra, it was impossible to tell."
After the events of the Gate of Halhein, Terra is in chaos. Dracon's advances become more aggressive, while a mysterious Paradigm traverses the land and poses a major threat to the forces of wickedness. Cyra, supreme Empress of the Siren Empire, launches a fierce offensive to permanently alter the realities of the human world and completely consolidate power. Meanwhile, her protégé and successor, Savrina, embarks on a dangerous mission to cripple Cyra's empire from within. The Blue Rose meets the Red Witch in an epic showdown that will determine the course of Terra's future.