A tale of chaos, betrayal, and nachtmagen unfolds in the second of three ancient legends. It is no idle history, for hidden in its pages are the truths about the great promise — and greater danger — that lie just ahead for the Guardians. And so Soren, Coryn, and the members of Band read on:
A grizzled collier will tend a young prince in exile. An owl who would be monk will don battle claws. A mother who is also a queens will raise an army. And under the shower of embers in the shadow of the Sacred Volcanoes, a king will be born- or die.