A whisper in the shadows. An echo from the past. A melody of destruction.

Wortham is saved from the threat of magic, but the war for the West has just begun. The emperor's army marches and Narwin Malancy can no longer pretend she is safe. When her path collides with a traitorous friend, secrets are exposed and a new betrayal changes the course of her future, including Splenor and Guy.

Hunted by the Romauri Paladins, Narwin's only hope is to flee Wortham. But an unlikely ally shares with her the truth about the ancient past, binding her to Emperor Doroxau's soul-eating dagger. And Princess Rayla, still grieving her loss, makes her move against the emperor to stop the war before it begins.

Now on uncharted paths, Rayla, Splenor, and Guy must forge their destinies?for better or for worse. And Narwin must brave the journey to seek the oldest of alliances before death consumes the world. To succeed, they must first face their fears, or fall to their destruction.