When Dorlyn, a wood elf, falls in love with Vylkur, a dark elf, they are forced to take refuge within the walls of Lehnos, the "City of Hope" for the outcasts of all the races of Cadarnle. It is there that they meet the half-elf, Liandrya, and the mated men eagerly accept her as the missing piece of their lives and hearts.However, the bonds between the three lovers are tested when a mask of unimaginable power and evil comes into Liandrya's possession. Unwilling to turn the artifact over to the evil sorceress who seeks it, the mated trio embark on a journey to destroy the mask. The quest is wrought with danger and the future of Cadarnle hangs in the balance as does the fate of the trio's unconventional bonding.Will darkness win?Or will love prevail?