Xavier Jones and his friends, Gabe and Ethan are captured and returned to St Griswold College to the clutches of Ms Ratchet and her strange staff. To learn their destiny, the teenagers must discover new paths and abilities. Following the advice of the messenger angel, Raphael and scribe, Nisroc the boys seek answers in the wilds of the magical Ambrosian Forest. Who can they trust in this bewildering landscape?