When several people begin dying in their sleep, young and old, the rumors surrounding the evil rising in the East looks like it may become a reality. Nalia has been the target of the marés-the dream invaders. After a mysterious gift on her birthday, she inadvertently learns about the dark history surrounding amemoras. And when she keeps having the same haunting nightmare of the river of Caedes she must discover the connection between the river and rise of the marés.