The war for the Yellow Jacket is over... or so they thought.After defeating the corrupted magic of the Golden Staff tree, Cassian, Kaia, and the boy who now wears the Jacket return to a village in ruins. But the victory comes with a price - the Jacket has chosen its new keeper, binding itself to him forever.As Cassian faces the choice to reclaim the power he once carried, a darker threat rises from the shadows. Veron, a sorcerer who survived the sinking of Alukai using magic born from stolen earth, has escaped his prison. The Yellow Jacket will only answer to him... or its new master.Meanwhile, the villagers who once thrived on the stolen magic of the Golden Staff will do anything to keep their power - even if it means war.Allies will be tested. Enemies will unite. And the Jacket's choice will decide the fate of them all.