After agreeing to help steal the Gia Stone back from Starkous, Akara found herself with a knife to her stomach, certain her life was about to end. But a second before the inevitable, Eve ran a sword through her father's back. A woman without an ounce of magic killed her own father...to save Akara. With Eve no longer welcome among the Liasam people and Severine an outcast among the Tarmack, the small group of three turns into five. But as they journey back to the Namaqua village in search of safety, it becomes clear all those they travel with may not be as they appear. Confessions are made which shake Rydan and Akara to the core, destroying all they thought they knew about those they trusted most and forcing Rydan to request assistance from his oldest of friends - a move he knows could lead to further betrayal. But it's a risk he's willing to take. They must cross the ocean because somewhere in the vast seas are the answers they need - and the person determined to seek revenge on the world.