The clouds hang thick as the Light Realms start their attack... Scooped up from the Portal, Shari must survive the Lightest of Realms. Can she find her way back to Lissae, before her Innarn is forcibly removed? Having survived the Dark Conclave, Samuel returns to Lissae, alone. The Altoriae who went missing from his side holds the key to bringing back his race, but he's forbidden for searching for her. Jonathan is struggling to keep the peace between those on the Shifting Islands and on the mainland. Now his apprentice is back, they must decide - do they search for Shari, or prepare for war?