Vincent has spent the last ten years training with his mother in preparation for his eighteenth birthday. The day when he would be forced to leave his home and become a Guardian. He believes he's ready. Ready to uphold his father's legacy. And while he is exceptional in combat, it isn't far outside of Sylva's walls that he realizes the hardest battles take place in the mind. His three siblings stand by his side, ready to face the same challenges, but the lingering shadows along the treacherous path they travel prove to them that the war never truly ended. The world only learned to live with its echoes. They'll need much more than the strength they currently possess to overcome the battles ahead. But power does not come without cost, and Vincent will be forced to learn-some wars are fought in silence. Others begin with a whisper.