As the Destructor departs to suppress an insurrection Tarion strikes out on his own to find the mythical Wanderer. Karkedon and Fenrir dog his steps, yet Tarion is not abandoned. His friends set off in search of him, however, the quest is such that Tarion finds his friends more perilous than his foes The trail leads through Jotunheim where Tarion seeks out his old antagonist Johaan the Giant King. Thence through the frozen wastes Tarion comes to Aslonquin the Seer, where he finds himself caught between Karkedon and his sire. The trail at last leads to the Rainbow Bridge and Asgard where Tarion at last unlocks the secret to the Wanderer, and discovers that the exiled splinter of Tyr is just as dangerous to Tarion as is the Destructor.